The Full Burn: On the Set, at the Bar, Behind the Wheel, and Over the Edge with Hollywood Stuntmen

About this book

A thrillingly written look inside the crash-bang world of the professional stuntmanthe first reported book to venture into this wild corner of the movie business. In The Full Burn bestselling author and acclaimed journalist Kevin Conley takes readers inside one of the most fascinating and dangerous jobs in the world. With bravura storytelling and full access to many of the legends of the field (including Uma Thurmans double for Kill Bill and the genius behind the Jason Bourne movies among many others) Conley gives a passengers-seat view of the stuntmans life: the history the culture and the tricks of the trade showing howand whystuntmen do what they do. Whats the greatest stunt ever performed? Why is the divorce rate among stuntmen so high? Whats it like to go to work not knowing whether youll come back? Whats it like for your wife? Whats the scariest trick a stuntman does? Conley delivers the answers in the form of vivid tales from his subjects livesand in trying to answer the last question one from his own when he subjects himself to the rite of passage known as the full burn. Funny gripping and packed with amazing stories this is an irresistible book for anyone who loves the movies.