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Legendary Stuntman Buddy Joe Hooker on "The Outsiders," "First Blood," "To Live and Die in L.A.," & More
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In this episode, we welcome Buddy Joe Hooker. Buddy Joe is a legendary Stuntman and Stunt Coordinator, with over sixty years working in the business. Some of the films he’s worked on include The Conversation, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, First Blood, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, The Right Stuff, Scarface, To Live and Die in L.A., Days of Thunder, Carlito’s Way, From Dusk Till Dawn, Grosse Pointe Blank, Deja Vu, Grindhouse, Django Unchained, and Megalopolis. In our chat, he shares about his early days, how he learned all his skill-sets — and stories from performing stunts in motorcycles, cars, trucks, fight scenes, and beyond.
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