Scott perfects stunt driving for dukes of hazzard film. American pie star seann william scott can add stunt driver to his resume after taking a monthlong crash course for new movie dukes of hazzard. While we may all know what the dukes of hazzard car was, there are tons of other awesome facts that you may not know about the 1969 dodge charge, also known as the general lee. See more ideas about general lee, dukes of hazard and duke.
While training for a golden gloves boxing tournament in southern california, corey was discovered in his gym and cast to play the role of a young boxer in the feature film the sting ii 1983 for universal pictures. The dukes of hazzard tv series and subsequent movie have bridged generations. It was a real stunt car used in the filming of the dukes of hazzard tv series, according the listing. The hazzard county stunt team reminisce the times spent working on the dukes of hazzard. The dukes of hazzard stars, from left, john schneider, catherine bach and tom wopat. See the stunt drivers reaction to the general lee jump outside of.
Kevin scott, the remote stunt driver on the film and one of the inventors of the gomobile, explains that the technology allows the audience to feel like theyre actually in the car with bo and luke duke. The dukes of hazzard car is near the top of the list of memorable and iconic cars. However, the general lee is known best for taking on huge jumps clearing rivers, gullies, highways, other cars, and even trains. See more ideas about duke, the dukes of hazzard, dukes of hazard. What we designed and built for the dukes of hazzard is. Dukes of hazzard car draws crowds and charity donations at. We can run with that, considering that a few cars were obliterated during the stuntheavy filming of each. Intrigued by the entertainment industry, corey spent the next four years perfecting his craft as a professional stuntman on the.
The dukes of hazzard is a 2005 american buddy comedy road film based on the television. After the star driver of the carnival of thrills is seriously injured while making a dangerous jump over 32 cars, carnival owner. The stuntman drives it from a pod, a dragsterstyle metal cockpit, while the actors sitting in the car appear to be driving. Tom sarmento stunt team collection these are the shirts provided for stunt coordinator richard cummins and stunt driver james smith for their work on the dukes of hazzard themed music video, and for the crew for james smith gl jump in detroit. The dukes of hazzard 2005 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The dukes of hazzard 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors. It is known for its signature horn, its police chases, stuntsespecially its long jumpsand for having its doors welded shut, leaving the dukes to. As in the television series, the film depicts the adventures of cousins bo, luke, and daisy, and their uncle jesse, as they outfox crooked hazzard county. Fans of the 1969 dodge charger, you may want to avert your eyes.
The dukes of hazzard stunt crew did a lot of fancy driving, executing bootlegger turns, highspeed drifting on dirt roads, and breakneck chase scenes. The film was directed by jay chandrasekhar and released on august 5, 2005, by warner bros. On the old dukes of hazzard tv show, you might have gotten to see a stock shot of the general lee jumping through the air. The trademark orange dodge charger is the only known remaining general lee. The article is loaded with info regarding the number of dodge chargers used in the filming along with. Authorities in indianapolis said a man led officers on a chase, tried to drive over a bridge in a failed moviestyle stunt, crashed the car and then fled on foot one foot, to be specific. This dukes of hazzard jump recreation was historically. The dukes of hazzard 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Movie critic dave gives his thoughts and opinions on the newest films and hollywood news cousins, bo and luke duke, with the help of their eyecatching cousin, daisy and moonshinerunning uncle jesse, try and save the family farm from being destroyed by hazzard countys corrupt commissioner, boss hogg. The car soared 25 feet in the air over a distance of 4 feet, before crash landing on the street below. Warner has been using a few clips from the film as part of a promo reel it places on the front of every one of its new hd dvd disc titles, and quite frankly they dont look very impressive the images look too dark, oversaturated and sorely lacking in detail. The dukes of hazzard insider reveals shows secrets.
Billy prickett, a famous stockcar driver, enters hazzard to participate in the rally. General lee stunt driver raymond kohn talks after his spectacular. The dukes of hazzard reunion tv movie, behind the scenes, unofficial 1996 duration. Ranch in lyon canyon, and at other locations around newhall. The series was such a hit that hannabarbera later made it into a cartoon that featured the wisecracking cousins traveling to international locations such as greece and hong kong. The selfpropelled go mobile is piloted by a stunt driver from a moveable cockpit, allowing a myriad of. Stunt driver raymond kohn pulls off a dukes of hazzard style stunt in downtown detroit and it was straight up awesome. Autorama dukes of hazzard jump was historically accurate. Dukes of hazzard is actually based on a 1975 movie called moonrunners, a film dramatization of the true story behind moonshiners jerry and johnny rushing. Despite dodges stunning nascar history, people remember the general lee the most.
The stunt driver who performs the car jumps in the film is lee wyatt, son of famous stunt driver al wyatt, jr. To kick off the 2017 detroit autorama hotrod show, stunt driver raymond kohn set up a dukes of hazzard tribute event outside cobo. Originally a 68 vinylroof car, it was converted to a 69 when it served as one of five stunt cars used in the production of the most recent. By trpcoltrane95, october 12, 2011 in the general lee. Thats why it is with heavy hearts that we tell you about the death of one of the most notable performers in the series. The dukes of hazzard 710 movie clip car chase 2005 hd duration. An inside look at the 2005 dukes of hazzard feature film. Driver tries jumping bridge dukes of hazzard style.
No if you go to wikipedia and enter dodge charger at the bottom of the page is a link to the general lee. The dukes of hazzard is an american actioncomedy television series that was aired on cbs from january 26, 1979, to february 8, 1985. A dumb, goofy, and vacuous adaptation of a tv show where plot is simply an excuse to string together the car chases. Its estimated that only 20 or so of these 1968 and 1969 dodge chargers remain out of the hundreds that were destroyed during the dukes of hazzard sevenseason, 145episode run.
It was consistently among the toprated television series in the late 1970s, at one point, ranking second only to dallas, which immediately followed the show on cbs friday night schedule. The movie star plays fearless bo duke in the movie. Sure, motoman drives the latest cars to blue chip classics but thats just. Charger dukes of hazzard replica traveled around 55 mph before launching off a ramp just five feet tall. Top 5 greatest dodge charger and challenger movie scenes. Autorama dukes of hazzard jump was historically accurate, right down to the crash landing stunt driver raymond kohn flew a speciallybuilt 69 dodge charger 4 feet to kick off detroits hot rod. The brothers ran an illegal moonshine delivery service from behind the wheel of their souped up 1958 chrysler 300d, nicknamed traveller after c onfederate general robert e. How i got to drive the dukes of hazzard general lee. Edmunds has an amazing dukes of hazzard movie site with pictures, info and a video about the stunts that made this new movie so great. Jumps, crashes, and chases how the general lee works. Could the general lee 1969 dodge charger survive stunt.
Every time the general lee comes up for sale, its a noteworthy event. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. The dukes of hazzard is a 2005 american buddy comedy road film based on the television series, the dukes of hazzard. The stunt drivers behind the dukes of hazzard movie. On the old dukes of hazzard tv show, you might have gotten to see a. On the set of the new dukes of hazzard movie, january 2005. An inside look at the first ever dukes of hazzard featured film. It only ran for twenty episodes, but it was fun while it lasted.
The general lee sometimes referred to as simply the general is a 1969 dodge charger driven in the television series the dukes of hazzard by the duke boys, bo and luke, along with cousins coy and vance in season 5. The stunt drivers behind the dukes of hazzard movie the. A 1969 dodge charger rt sports car made famous by the dukes of hazzard tv show in the 1980s jumps in front of 100s during a stunt on feb. Dukes of hazzard memorabilia for sale richard cummins. In the new feature film, you get to see all sorts of rockin car tricks. The dukes of hazzard tv series 19791985 stunts imdb.
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