stunt double

collocation in English

meaningsofstuntanddouble

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stunt
noun[C]
uk
/stʌnt/us
/stʌnt/
an exciting action, usually in a film, that is dangerous or appears dangerous and usually needs to be done by ...
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double
adjective
uk
/ˈdʌb.əl/us
/ˈdʌb.əl/
twice the size, amount, price, etc., or consisting of two similar ...
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(Definition ofstuntanddoublefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Since then, all lead roles taken by the actor have been performed with astuntdoublefor penetration sequences.
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For many of the surfing scenes he refused to use astuntdoubleas he never had one for fight scenes or car chases.
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Close also insisted that she fall into the molasses herself for genuine acting, as opposed to delegating it to astuntdouble.
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Oliveri commented that he was in awe about watching hisstuntdoubledo his stunts.
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He has done most of the scenes without astuntdouble.
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The movie featured her riding a motorcycle on a narrow sea embankment without astuntdouble.
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In addition to her own acting, she has performed as thestuntdoublefor other actresses.
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The barroom brawl with plenty of fake glass featured astuntdoublehurling through a window on the set.
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Afterwards it is astuntdouble, who also crashed through a fake window.
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The first was simply astuntdoublewhich did not have teeth and was meant for being thrown around or laid still.
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Her role in the series was primarily as a female underwaterstuntdouble, but she did appear as an actress in a few episodes.
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More specific terms are often used in special cases; astuntdoubleis used for dangerous or sophisticated sequences.
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A glass-fronted studio-basedstuntdoublewas used for the filming.
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Male fistfighters all wore hats so that the change from actor tostuntdoublewould not be caught so easily.
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Aruna uses these abilities to work as astuntdouble.
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In addition to working as astuntdouble, he leads a group of actors who perform the stunts and the "chanbara" swordfight scenes in "jidaigeki".
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During the event, there was astuntdoublein the crypt the whole time.
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