We are probably all familiar with the Fast and Furious franchise. Starting in the early 2000s, the films have become legendary among car fans and moviegoers, the cars themselves possibly being bigger stars than the actors. And, as you would expect from a film involving high-octane driving, there are plenty of stunts that needed performing. But what about those that did not go quite according to plan? Craig Lieberman, who himself was involved in making the films, has highlighted this problem in this YouTube video on his channel.

CGI Is Important, But Real Stunts Are Still Vital

Craig comments that despite CGI playing a much bigger role now than it did when the first Fast & Furious film came out, stunt actors and stunt scenes still play an ever-important role in films. It's what helps makes that action so exciting. And most of the time, the stunts go off without a hitch. But Craig says that while he worked on the first two films, a few stunts did in fact go wrong. And remember, these guys are all professional, so they will want to eliminate the chances of anything going wrong to effectively nil.

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Craig highlights an incident that happened in the very first movie. It's when Johnny Tran chases Brian’s Supra. Johnny is on a bike and at one point ends up inside a park. There is a point in the scene where the bike jumps onto a dirt section and crashes. One of the runs of this sequence saw the stunt man on the bike sadly land kind of awkwardly off the bike, and he ended up breaking his leg. It's unfortunate, however, as Craig says, these accidents sadly just happen sometimes.

Detailing The First Film's Dodge Charger Stunt

Fast and Furious Dodge Charger
via Craig Lieberman

That instance compares to the legendary Charger stunt at the end of the first movie. This, like many other scenes, is one that needed careful planning. This involved a fake Charger, and a pipe ramp to get the car over the big rig it crashed into. The producers and directors were worried that, as the stunt unfolded, the Charger would reveal itself to be a fake. But, it didn’t, and nobody was hurt, as the stunt driver getting out of the car was unharmed. However, Craig says that the bike accident shows just why actors are not allowed—in dangerous situations at least—to do their own stunts.

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