The True Adventures of the Worlds Greatest Stuntman · My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and Other Movie Heroes

The True Adventures of the Worlds Greatest Stuntman · My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and Other Movie Heroes
Authors
Armstrong, Vic
Publisher
Titan Books
Tags
biography
ISBN
9780857687937
Date
2011-05-30T00:00:00+00:00
Size
7.70 MB
Lang
en
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"No CGI can match what Vic can accomplish" -  **Steven Spielberg**

"Vic is The Man" -  **Pierce Brosnan**

"Vic Armstrong is, of course, a legend" -  **Martin Scorsese

**"This is the best and most original behind-the-scenes book I have read in years, gripping and revealing. Vic Armstrong is modest, humorous and wry - altogether brilliant company." -** Roger Lewis, *Daily Mail* **

"[A] page-turner... I couldn't put it down! I had a great time reading this book and give it my highest recommendation." -  **Leonard Maltin**

"[Vic has] been this unheralded savior of movie magic for decades, and hearing how he makes the incredible credible is a must for any film fan." -  ***Hollywood.com* **

"Armstrong's a fascinating guy and a straight shooter. His book is fantastic." -  ***Ain't It Cool News* **

"The man is a legend in the industry... [A] mind-blowing, must-read biography." -  ***Movies.com* **

"The movie memoir of the year!" -  ***SciFi Mafia* **

"[Vic] talks to you like he’s your cool uncle, or the uncle you wished you had, really down to earth, but at the same time you can tell he’s got a twinkle in his eye as he’s talking..." -  ***Geek Six* **

“A hell of a read.” –  ***Film School Rejects** *  

"The key to an entertaining autobiography is a combination of good stories to tell and a distinctive life; Armstrong has them both." -  ***Library Journal* **

"Armstrong has done it all." - ***Empire* **

"A spills’n’thrills ride through a fast-forward life in pictures." - ***The Times***

"Armstrong takes us on the spectacular journey of his life that left me wondering who would be brave enough to play him in a movie. What a legacy! What a life! What a book!" -  ***Geeks of Doom** *

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Think you don’t know Vic Armstrong? 

Wrong! You’ve seen his work in countless films... 

He’s been a stunt double for James Bond, Indiana Jones and Superman, and he’s directed action scenes for three Bond movies,  *Mission Impossible 3* ,  *Thor* , and the upcoming  *The Amazing Spider-Man*  to name but a few. *

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Counting Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger among his friends, and officially credited in the Guinness Book of World Records as the World's Most Prolific Stuntman, Vic’s got a lot of amazing stories to tell, and they’re all here in this - the movie memoir of the year!