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Stunts in Movies On the screen,the US actor Tom Cruise is throwing himself through a glass window as a large car explodes behind him;the actress Helen Hunt is running from hurricanes as homes and cows are swept up.And,of course,there is stallone doing…everything.It seems to be popular these days for actors and actresses to do their own stunts in action movies,and the fact is that the big names are indeed doing more stunts.According to be a director,some actors do as much as ninety per cent of their own stunts,while the last ten per cent are generally left to stunt professionals.These are the men and women who make a living risking their lives on behalf of the big names in action movies.However,there is an exception.The only actor who does not allow anyone else to do his stunts is Jackie Chan,the Hong Kong phenomenon.He takes pride in doing all the stunts in his action movies.Jackie Chan has been doing his individual brand of dramatic martial arts for fifteen years.He is no doubt a walking miracle of physical endurance.Of course,along with that heroism are numerous broken bones and a hole the size of a coin in his head.US action filmmakers do not want their movie stars to be injured,so stunt experts are always called in to do dangerous parts that require talent.At the same time,they also try hard to make the audience believe that the famous faces are performing every stunt.Actors and actresses would also like the fans to believe that there are no professionals doing the stunts for them.Many of them insist on doing their own stunts in the movies.Then accidents are inevitable.For instance,Helen Hunt was knocked unconscious when filming one scene----she opened the door of a vehicle and jumped off while it was speeding through a cornfield.Helen later admitted,“I have all the courage of a stunt person,but I don’t have all the talent.” As for the audience,there is absolutely no need for you to worry about your favourite stars,who are bragging about performing the stunts on TV talk shows.It’s entirely possible that someone else took the fall.As Helen said,there is still a lot of work out there for stunt professionals.