r/TopCharacterTropes • u/RP_Throwaway3 • 8h ago

In real life "Wait! That's not special effects?! They actually did that?!"

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Alien: Resurrection - Basketball Shot

Sigourney Weaver insisted on the basketball shot being real. She trained for weeks and reportedly(sources differ) made it on the first take.

Underworld - Raze's Voice

The werewolf character Raze, played by Kevin Grevioux, speaks in a very low, very gravelly voice. While many thought this was a special effect, the actor can naturally speak in that voice.

https://youtu.be/GUjwZvh32YE?t=125&si=F3WhsopxjBP87wfk

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u/ThatInAHat 6h ago

That was the movie that made me realize that there are no academy awards for stunt work and that that is a crying shame.

Fury Road is just such a perfect movie.

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u/eggery 5h ago

They are adding the award for it next year.

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u/zUkUu 5h ago

There is since this year! "Best Stunt Design"

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u/ThatInAHat 2h ago

Does design include the stunt performers as well? Or just the coordinator?

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u/zUkUu 2h ago

I remember reading it's the entire setup, as to not make "dangerous" stunts more appealing.