Submitted by jimboknows6916 t3_1193iou in television

so, i know, very specific and weird but it got me thinking.

there is a scene where the mayor falls off a float. she falls backwards and hits her head on the pavement.

in the scene - whoever is doing the falling looks to actually go into the fencing response.

for this kind of scene, do they ACTUALLY fall onto concrete? Did the stuntperson actually get hurt?

It feels weird that they left it in the show if so.

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meowskywalker t1_j9kne79 wrote

Stunt people get hurt all the time. That’s what we pay them definitely not enough for.

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jimboknows6916 OP t1_j9koe56 wrote

i hear ya, but this seems like a monumentally simple thing to fix.

fall frontwards, lay a mat down, change the camera angle, etc etc

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lylastermind t1_j9oc92f wrote

Fwiw, and I forget the source, but I've heard stunt people take pride in the pain shots. I'd imagine it's a "if I'm gonna fuckin break an arm for you you better use it" mentality

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jimboknows6916 OP t1_j9ohqhp wrote

oh thats an interesting point i hadnt thought of. like a "dont let this massive concussion be in vain" type of thing

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just_some_dummy_ t1_j9kn2bd wrote

I dont have an answer but thanks for reminding me of Raising Hope, Ill need to binge it again soon.

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mc-edit t1_j9k87h3 wrote

Just watched it. Not a doctor, so I don’t know, but that fall looked rough. The stiff arms seemed to happen really fast, but maybe that’s normal. I hope they were ok.

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jimboknows6916 OP t1_j9k8yl5 wrote

thats what i thought too.

i figured if it was a stunt fall (which i am sure it was), there would have been some protections in place to make sure the head didnt slam onto concrete.

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mc-edit t1_j9ka9ya wrote

We rewatched Back to the Future a couple nights ago with our kids and the part where Marty’s grandfather hits him with the car and you see and hear Marty’s head hit the rough road surface … it gave me chills. I don’t like that sound. I was trying to figure out how they did it. The medium shot is certainly Michael J. Fox’s double. But the close-up is all Fox. They either used a semi-soft surface made to look like road, or maybe some kind of plate in his hair or under a wig. Or Fox just let his head hit the payment, which seems unlikely. Whatever protections should have been in place for Raising Hope must have worked for *Back to the Future.”

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Maninhartsford t1_j9kdplt wrote

I believe in the commentary - which I listened to quite a while ago, mind you - he drops his head onto a safety mat painted to match the road and the sound is an egg hitting a table.

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mc-edit t1_j9ke04a wrote

Oh thank you! 38 years later and I can rest easy for poor Michael J. Fox’s head. The hairs on my neck are still going to stand up when I see that scene though.

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kirby2000 t1_j9o4f2k wrote

If that makes you cringe, you won't like the scene where he is dragged by a rope on his neck in the 3rd movie.

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mc-edit t1_j9omq03 wrote

I saw the third movie in theaters as a kid. I’ll be ok. Something about his head on the pavement has always made me recoil. I’m blaming the sound, which someone else said was the sound of a cracking egg.

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jimboknows6916 OP t1_j9kb18t wrote

oh MANNNNN. i know that scene very well, as BTTF is one of my favorite movies ever and it gets me every time. the sound when his skull hits the pavement is bone chilling for me.

I guess back in the 80s it was a little more "put some ice on it and laugh at the stars circling around his head" and now its more - yikes thats a brain injury, but it still gets me pretty bad.

EDIT: to be clear, im talking about him hitting his head on the pavement in the movie, not the stuntman.

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testingtor t1_j9keemm wrote

The sound was added in post-production. He landed on a mat.

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jimboknows6916 OP t1_j9kk4cb wrote

knowing that will have zero effect on my reaction lol

(but it is still good to know, thanks)

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jimboknows6916 OP t1_j9k5zqr wrote

If anyone wants to see the scene, Raising Hope is on Hulu.

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Pool_Shark t1_j9p502y wrote

Is this just a sneaky way to get people to re-watch Raising Hope?

Because I am 100% for it!

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jimboknows6916 OP t1_j9p6w39 wrote

lol as soon as i posted that, i was like "this sounds like a raising hope ad"

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RizzMustbolt t1_j9mphft wrote

Looks like she's wearing a soft helmet under the wig.

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jimboknows6916 OP t1_j9mq3it wrote

interesting, didnt think of that! I will rewatch and take a look.

seems like the helmet didnt do too great of a job

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