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“We are always taking precautions and considering what would happen it something goes wrong. In addition we provide our own fire extinguishers. At least I can rely on my own equipment. I know if the extinguishers are full. We also always have chains, bars and a hammer to break the glass should we have to exit someone through a back window, and I always have someone with a knife to cut the seat belt if someone is squeezed.
“I’m not saying all this to prove that we do big dangerous items, but if they’re not calculated well, they could become dangerous. I’ve got to make the stunt as spectacular as the director has described and walk out of it after the shot is completed.”
The Fourniers prepare all their stunts in detail.
“Everything is rehearsed verbally or at least mentally before. When my family goes out there I want complete obedience. You do it like this and it will work.’ Up to now it has worked. But you know that there is always the chance that if something changes during the action, you have to make your own decision.”
The Fourniers seem to take injuries in stride. Accidents are part of their business.
“My sister Céline hit a horse and broke her spine in two places — and right after she was anxious to get back to doing stunts. But I wanted her to heal before she started again. There’s no use to go limping on a shot when you’re not able to do your best. We’re not worried about physical injuries. If they happen — they will happen. You can be a normal person crossing the street and lose both your legs — and you’re not even paid for that.
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Three formidable members of the Fournier Stuntperson Team: Patrick, Céline and Yves
“We've got blood and bones, and we know one thing — they heal. This is the first quality of a good stunt man: you have to heal fast because you’ve got other jumps waiting...”
The weather often becomes a factor influencing the performance of a stunt.
“A slight change in temperature, like wetness, can effect a car crash. One day it’s dry, the next it’s wet. Now you’ve got two totally different conditions. With wet ground you have less control, less precision in your movements. Perhaps the next day the car doesn’t perform the same: the tires are softer, worn out a little bit more. This is why when you’re doing a stunt of importance you like to have a safety man with you.
“If I get ‘knocked off,’ the 2nd man is there to finish the
‘stunt. Also the 2nd man is your second set of eyes. If I’m
busy with a stunt, I concentrate on the action, but I might forget something which might make the difference between performing safely and getting hurt.”
Marcel also emphasizes safety for the everyday automotive traveller.
“If something happens on the highway: a car crosses into your path and you know you are going to have an accident — you as a passenger should be prepared. If you have your seat belt on, if you know where to brace your hands, how to put your chin on your chest, and not to have the upper part of the body loose because you can be knocked-around, you have a better chance of surviving.
“The passenger in the back has the front seat as protection, but in a roll over, this passenger, if he is not bracing