Wildest Car Stunts in Film History (Car and Driver)
These are the 16 best car chases, jumps, and crashes to ever appear on movie screens.
Stunt performers have always been the unsung heroes of the movie business. Most moviegoers never know their names, and their achievements are still excluded from the Oscars, a shameful oversight many in the industry are hoping to change.
The craft certainly has its icons, but even legendary stuntmen like Dar Robinson, Bill Hickman, Bobby Bass, Loren Janes, Hal Needham, and Carey Loftin are largely unknown despite their life-risking work.
Some argue anonymity comes with the job, that a stuntman's — or stuntwoman's — job is to remain behind the scenes and make the actor look good. As the theme song from The Fall Guy, a show about stuntmen, goes, "I might fall from a tall building. I might roll a brand-new car. 'Cause I'm the unknown stuntman who made Redford such a star."
But it's time to celebrate these men and women and the work they do.
Here are our picks for the 16 best car stunts of all time in chronological order.
