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Lisa Hoyle | 35 Years of Stunts, High Falls & Doubling Hollywood's Biggest Stars 🎬💥🔥

Lisa Hoyle | 35 Years of Stunts, High Falls & Doubling Hollywood's Biggest Stars 🎬💥🔥14 août58 min

<p>Next week, we&#39;re heading back into the world of <strong>Lethal Weapon 4</strong> — but this week, we&#39;re joined by one of Hollywood&#39;s most accomplished stuntwomen and stunt doubles, <strong>Lisa Hoyle</strong>!</p><p>Lisa has spent more than 35 years performing the dangerous, demanding, and often completely invisible work that makes movie magic possible. From circus performer to professional stuntwoman, Lisa&#39;s career includes doubling some of Hollywood&#39;s biggest stars and performing some truly insane high-risk stunts.</p><p>We get into everything, including:</p><p>🎪 Growing up in Redlands, California and discovering a local youth circus that changed the course of her life<br>🤸 Choosing circus over competitive gymnastics and eventually becoming a professional flying trapeze and aerial performer<br>🎬 How Lisa transitioned from circus performance into Hollywood stunt work<br>💥 The reality of building a stunt career through reputation, referrals, and good old-fashioned hustle<br>⭐ Doubling stars including <strong>Angelina Jolie, Goldie Hawn, Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Christina Applegate, and Keira Knightley</strong><br>🔥 Her early break on <strong>Cyborg 2</strong>, doubling a young Angelina Jolie for a front flip down stairs<br>🎭 How stunt doubles match an actor&#39;s height, weight, body language, movement, and mannerisms so seamlessly that audiences never know they&#39;re watching a double<br>💰 The difference between base pay and stunt adjustments—and how higher-risk work can affect compensation<br>😱 Performing an incredible <strong>93-foot high fall for Charlie&#39;s Angels</strong>, including the preparation, safety meetings, trajectory testing, and the unforgettable moment a medic asked for her blood type in the elevator<br>🚗 The dangers and creativity behind stair falls, wire work, fire stunts, car hits, and other high-risk sequences<br>🎨 The hours of makeup, prosthetics, costumes, and preparation that can go into a stunt that might only appear on screen for a few seconds<br>🏴‍☠️ Favorite projects including <strong>Pirates of the Caribbean, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Planet of the Apes, The Grinch</strong>, and more<br>🏆 Why stunt performers deserve greater recognition in Hollywood—and the push for an <strong>Academy Award category for stunt work</strong></p><p>Lisa gives us an incredible look at what happens behind the scenes when Hollywood asks someone to do the impossible—and the skill, preparation, trust, and te