THE ULTIMATE STUNTMAN A Tribute to Dar Robinson
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- A tribute to one of Hollywood's finest stuntmen. When this documentary was shown in the UK it was preceded by an introduction by British stuntman Roy Alon. One of the top 'high-fall' men introducing a tribute to another. It was then released on video as 'Stunt Wars II'. Enjoy and marvel at this incredible man who was taken from us at only 39.
I remember watching this with my Dad on t.v. when I was a little kid. Good memories. Rest In Heaven Dad, Burt and Dar 🙏🏻❤️
I was aware of Dar Robinson as a kid growing up watching episodes of "That's Incredible" where they would feature his latest greatest work. When he died I was 13 years old and cried my eyes out. Where the hell is the Oscar for best stuntperson and best stunt choreography? If they can honor people that design costumes and do makeup, how can they not honor this incredibly complex and dangerous work?
Word.
RIP and long live Dar Robinson (March 26, 1947 - November 21, 1986), aged 39
You will always be remembered as a legend.
I met Dar with my then husband, Myles, In California while he was jumping off the San Pedro bridge, for a movie. We went to his home for dinner and i met his pregnant wife , Linda. it was a fun day and we were supposed to get together again but our schedules prevented this from happening and then Dar met his untimely demise while taking a break from filming. He was a really nice guy and it is a tragedy. . that he did not live to meet his child . Rest in Peace, Dar.
Trisha Ramsey
Thanks for sharing this.
Its always cool hearing a badass truely be a badass in his home life and lucky to atleast witness all i can from a great man. Thanks for sharing 🙏
You know man is hardcore when chuck Norris is giving him the Big Up
The greatest of all times. The legendary Dar Robinson.
I met Dar Robinson when he was about 12 years old, in 1959. I was also a trampolinist in those days, and met Dar and Dan Millman giving an exhibition on trampoline at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California. There was this particular technique of "bouncing" another person on the trampoline by pushing down the trampoline just before the performer landed. Dan Millman was "bouncing" Dar in a series of Codys (back flips from stomach landing to stomach landing) and Dar was going unbelievably high. Though Dan was actually a better trampolinist and later won the world trampoline championship while he and I were roommates at UC Berkeley in 1964, Dar was always the biggest daredevil. He was always willing to do the wildest tricks, even at that very young age. I was very saddened to hear of his early demise in 1986, though somehow it seemed inevitable. Of course it's ironic that his death resulted from a motorcycle accident, not from one of his amazing and dangerous stunts.
Ribbonium did you ever see the hiball unit they invented? Some trampoline game I remember as a kid. My dad was good friends with Dar.
what an amazing story - great to hear about people who met him. Thanks for sharing that
@behindthestunts: The audio in this version of this documentary is horrid. The music, wind, screaming, etc., at various points throughout this video is terrifyingly bad; in particularly at 17:53, 31:03 & 38:46. If there is any way to take this documentary, remaster it and upload that new, remastered, version that would be awesome.
Thanx!
People won't believe this but, He was my Uncle
Robinson13. I believe you, Dar was arguably the greatest ever stuntman, The man was Awesome .
Dar was the Man. Sorry for Your loss.
a great professional, he had "Cojones" and technique.
Wikipedia says his given name was Dar. Please ask your grandfather or any elders in your family the derivation of that name. Posting the explanation here would be appreciated.
Cant wait to thank him whenever my time comes. 👊👐
As a child of the eighties I remember Dar. I also remember when he died and how lethal weapon was dedicated to him it was a sad time I was just a kid but I knew we lost something special.
DAR ROBINSON.....without doubt the worlds greatest stuntman of his time and can possibly still hold that title today when you watch this brilliant documentary and marvel at the incredible stunts he performed and the world records he held and probably still does to the day! Unbelievably brave, intelligent and a very clever, nice guy. This film is a must watch for all stunt performers out there.
Abbi Collins would you happen to know if Dar was the stuntman who ran in front of the Concorde plane as it took off in 'Airport 79 the Concorde'? I was looking at the list of stunt names for that film & it seems only Dar would have the timing and experience needed to do that stunt.
Wow I used to watch this all the time on VHS as a kid.
Me too! I just watched it now for the first time in over 25 years, and still remember it almost word for word. The jump off CN Tower still makes me cringe .
Greatest stuntman EVER!
Stunt athlete, God of films
It's Not About Death It's About Truly Feeling Alive Inside R.I.P Dar
This man had more balls than any man on earth a true American legend he will be missed......
Gotta put Evel Knievel above him
Even know Dar was 39 he basically lived 100 lifetimes in that short period of time and gave us so much
Whoa!! So it was this guy who jumped off the cliff in Papillon. Salute until the end of all days sir
Without the stuntman movies I don't believe could exist at all. They only make the actor better, yet while putting their life and limb on line.
Thank you!
Love this!! I watch this as a young kid. Still love it!!
Thanks for posting this. I have it taped from when it was on TV. One of my all time favorite shows. It's too bad that he's gone. It would have been interesting to see what else he would have came up with. RIP Dar and thank you for all your accomplishments.
Dar Robinson was a legend.
That balcony fall was a heck of a stunt. I remember seeing the movie in the for the first time. Nobody ever fell with a full shot of the floor below.
Magnificent wasn’t it?
I remember watching this on ITV when I was 8 (1987) or 9 (1988) years old, but didn't know that it was preceded by an introduction by Roy Alon.
I remember watching this on VHS. Probably in 1988/89. I was fascinated with the CN tower. Actually went to the top in 1994.
A lot of people don't realize that the movie Hooper was basically the story Hal Needham passing torch to Dar as the next generation stuntman
God bless you dar and your contribution to life❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
He was awesome as Moke.
I really seriously was looking to become a Stuntman after watching Dar Robinson in Stunt wars 2 , but unfortunately I had a very serious car accident that put an end to my dream of becoming a Stunt Performer . R.I.P Dar Robinson .
Gotta love the 80's synthesizer music
As a child I knew of him and what he did. I wished to emulate him, not just because we shared the same last name lol but I really wanted to be a stunt man !
I am glad I grew up during the last era of real stuntmen. Most movies now a days, all the stunts are fake. Seeing a real crazy dude, or dudette do something absolutely bat shit insane and walk away always left my jaw on the floor. Could be a shakey cell phone video (veritcal at that) of a dude jumping off his wood shed and id find that more exciting than a 10 million dollar CGI stunt scene of a guy jumping into a volcano and warping to the 6th dimension
This documentary was so interesting. My mouth was hanging open the whole time. Funny enough, I ended up here after learning about Chuck Waters on his Exorcist stunts; and down the rabbit hole, we went.
He was amazing as a kid from the '80s I can tell you that . Evel Knievel and all that he definitely would have been able to hold his own with him. But sadly much like Evel Knievel and other people that that type he pushed his limits too far and he died period but he went out doing something he loved something that is in his blood real adrenaline junkie I don't think he would ever be sorry for it sad that he died so young but not sad that he died doing the thing that he loved most.
He took stuntwork to its limits and yet put safety first. The best of the best. .(If you remember that sports programme that used to come on in the 70s and 80s - "World of Sport" with Dickie Davies. .well, in those rare weekends when World of Sports wasnt on - ITV sometimes showed one-off stunt specials - I think they were called "Superstunt". In one episode Dar Robinson jumped a car backwards onto a row of parked cars. I dont care how much padding he had on - that would have hurt!)
Good Lord in Heaven. I thought I was a bad ass. I was wrong.
Dar was a bloody good actor, great stunts we have but I can't help but feel we missed out on some of the best villains there could have been.
The real life Fall Guy.
And yeah he was amazing. People like evil can you go had nothing on him. Good actor too shame he never made it into it or maybe he just didn't want to maybe he preferred being on screen but no one knowing who he was lol. But we all know who he is now.
RIP Dar Robinson aka Legend
That stuntwoman Alison almost smacked the ground not once but twice from the looks of it.
Dar Robinson aka Legend awesome 👏 stuntman RIP 🙏
Chuck did a good narration on this.
Beautifully said by his father in the end 🥲
one of the pioneers
no, THEE PIONEER, THEE TRAILBLAZER OF ALL STUNT ATHLETES BORN..........no other
On a dar robinson I'm a interesting to my dream ambition of a professional stuntman thanks dar robinson I'm not a forget to your a stunt tribute
very brave man!
There was a clip of the show that I seen on TV where they said - Dar always knew where He was while He was in the Air!!!!! I said to myself - Yeah He's at home when He's in the air while falling!!!!!!
25:02 The "Skydome" is not built yet..lol awesome video. I love it.
guy was insane
I fired all six shots... Total pro.
Wow, I watched all those movies and always wondered about the stunts, and how they were done, safety, etc. And after all those jumps, a motorcycle took him. How ironic. RIP.
That is the stuntman mentality. On set everything is worked out to the last detail. You can't afford to have a problem, for you obviously and for the production crew. And yet going home after working on the TV movie he was killed. Such a sad end to an incredible human being.
If you push off real hard, maybe you'll hit the water.......
I knew who he was but didn't realize how many stunts he was responsible for. (Or that he played the creep in( "Sharkey's")
He played Moke in Stick - he was a special kinda fella and no mistake
Professionals respect and gives merit to other professionals ...
um profissional habilíssimo, pena que morreu cedo.
Rip from Dar Robinson
When Chuck Norris gives you praise, well ya done something right.
25:24 HAZARD AREA DO NOT ENTER. This hits differently now that Covid is here. Truly, any door leading to the outside world beyond our safe sanctuaries is hazardous.
He died doing what he loved.
it was like if i die in this shot at least my character would think he managed to shoot yall
14:20 "I fired all six shots!"
Well that's a problem cause there was only suppose to be 5 bullets left in the chambers so you´ll have to do it again, pal:)
Not joke I'm a dream come true on a replace on a stuntman tribute on dar robinson and I'm a big interested
😢
The documentary said he died differently
You can bet if those blanks were real bullets, a couple shots mighta actualy nailled Burt Reynolds.
Film cap was on . Do it again. Sorry.
They were shocked....
My actual shock is..1. that they were shocked.
2. That i slipped on a 🍌 peel and died last night. I was only 19.
3. But these stunt people like bob brown as well, leap from 300 stories on 🔥. While living longer than i did .. wow.
Copyrighted?
Is that Chuck Norris talking
Certainly is
While doing a stunt for 1987s Million Dollar Mystery (a knockoff Of It’s A Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World.) it got outta control and he fell off a cliff and got killed.
R.I.P. Dar Robinson
(He died while making a shitty comedy movie that got Golden Raspberry nominations.
Mr Vintage would you happen to know if Dar was the stuntman who ran in front of the Concorde plane in 'Airport 79 the Concorde'?
The greatest? No Super Dave was the greatest ever
He whating two die
Okay I realize this is an old post but you're being stupid he was a stuntman period he was an adrenaline junkie he knew someone had to do it and he did it and yes he can't he went out doing the thing that he loved to do the most. But he didn't want to die but as high risk as his job was he knew that it could happen any day and he's not at any time. Is there a little bit of a rush that you get when you evade this yeah sure I don't think he was suicidal though I think he like was what I said and adrenaline junkie he got off on not dying. The fact that he died doing them something that he loved would he would have liked that
8:32 ... interesting line... "If you push real hard, you might just hit the pool" .... Water, is a symbol of repentance... But it is not the act of covering yourself with water, but what is going on inside you that counts. Genuinely repentant? John baptized Jesus WITH water, but you must be baptized IN the name of the Lord.... If you think about it, He is a New Ark, and it is both sufficient and necessary that you be found IN Christ... to escape when God destroys this second world, with fire ....See, 2 Peter 3 : 6-7, kjv... A passage : Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.Acts 19:4-5, kjv. ... Think of a Russian Matroyshka doll if that helps.
+rowdy yeats .. and blood is associated with ... faith, forgiveness, and death (as in the wages of sin is) .... If you think about it, sin itself became guilty, for they condemned the guiltless, and so ... by dying, sin was vanquished (for sin sinned, and had to die), and being without sin, death could not hold Him.... circumcision.. a word, but not referring to a physical act, unless followed by the phrase 'of the flesh' ... There is another phrase, 'circumcision of the heart' ... ever feel that, cut? ... there is a baptism that is not with water, as in H2O (hydrogen dioxide)... It is written THAT in those days, He will POUR OUT of His Own Spirit upon ALL flesh, and whosoever shall call on the Name of the Lord shall be saved. See, Acts 2 : 17-21, kjv.... God has made his son Jesus Lord. Jesus Christ is Lord. ... Eh, it cannot be "rocket science", because He would not make it that difficult, y'know? For God is Love.
GTFO
@@rowdyyeats9986 You holy rollers have to change everything into a Jesus rant.
"If you push real hard you might hit the water." Was a line in the movie that Dar's character had said earlier to someone else. Burt Reynolds character was playing out a "reap what you sow moment" for Dar's character death scene. Reminding him how he didn't show mercy when in the same situtation, so Burt's character gave him the same advice that Dar's character gave to someone else earlier in the movie. Dar's character was an extremely bad guy.
Wow