Forget Actors and Writers, Stunt Workers Do Striking the Best
With the writers' and actors' strikes ongoing, it's important to remember that there is a third subgroup also on the picket line: stunt workers. And with all the tools of the trade at their disposal, nobody does striking like the stunt men.
The SAG-AFTRA union also includes stunt men and women, and in order to show their solidarity with the cause, they held a rally on Monday in Fayetteville, Georgia, per Atlanta News First.
“We should share in the successes of our employer when their product goes and they make billions with a ‘B,'" SAG-AFTRA local president Eric Goins said.
As part of the rally, a stunt performer named Mike Massa set himself on fire. Massa was Harrison Ford's stunt double in the recent Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny blockbuster.
"Dedicated," @littlemsmaddy commented. "The industry couldn’t survive without stunt actors."
Unfortunately, until a fire is lit underneath the butts of the studio bosses, SAG-AFTRA will have to keep striking.
When stunt people picket against the AMPTP, they out-picket all of us. (performed by Mike Massa) pic.twitter.com/DLlLXfYbau
— Todd Spence (@Todd_Spence) July 25, 2023
@indiewire A stunt performer set himself on fire in order to show support for the SAG-AFTRA strike and demonstrate the dangerous scenes that performers have to shoot during the production of film and TV shows. Get the full story at the link in our bio. : Video from @theelenasanchez on Instagram #fyp #indiewire #sagaftrastrike #sagstrike #sagaftrastrike2023 #movietok ♬ original sound - IndieWire
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