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Article: Daredevil Terry in the fast lane MAX POWER LIVE Max Power Live returns to the NEC this weekend, and with it comes British stuntman supremo Terry Grant. Mailman LEE KENNY caught up with him to enjoy life in the fast lane.
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- Evening Mail
- Article date:
- June 27, 2006
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EVEN if you don't remember the show, you're likely remember the
theme tune - The Unknown Stuntman.
The toe-tapping country ballad accompanied the opening credits of
80s TV hit The Fall Guy.
The bittersweet song was perfect for the unsung heroes of
Hollywood, the fearless stuntmen who crashed cars for Robert Redford
and put their lives on the line to make Clint Eastwood look so cool.
Twenty five years later and the courageous men who laughed in the
face of danger for our cinematic enjoyment are a dying breed.
But although computer wizardry and on-set effects have reduced the
need for stuntmen in films and TV, the public's love of death-
defying entertainment has far from waned.
And ...