Whenever you see amazing stunts in movies and think, "Wow that's amazing they just did that," more often than not, they - the actor, that is - actually didn't. They call these people "stunt doubles." However, there are a couple handfuls of badass actors who do some of their craziest stunts themselves. Check out 10 of our favorite insane stunts done by real actors. But before we begin, we have to say it: Don't try this at home, kids.
Tom Cruise, "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation"
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The most recently raved about crazy stunt by a real actor is Tom Cruise's airplane hanger scene in the latest
big blockbuster sequel, "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation." The highly anticipated summer film just hit theaters, and if you're online now, you can catch the behind-the-scenes footage of Cruise - he transcends age - taking off with the plane and nearly crapping himself. He does most of his stunts in other films, too, especially noteworthy are the other stunts from this franchise."Rogue Nation" also features car and motorcycle stunts by Cruise.
Angelina Jolie, "Salt"
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Though she was impressively flung in the air while filming "Maleficent," biggest props go to
Angelina Jolie for jumping from an overpass onto a passing semi while shooting the 2010 film, "Salt." She cut her nose up pretty badly, but luckily she was still hot as ever after the high-speed stunt.
Jason Statham, "Expendables 3"
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The English actor/martial artist actually drove a truck off road and into the water, though it was not planned, while filming "Expendables 3." Though most people wouldn't fair well in such a situation, Statham swam to the top of the sinking truck in the near fatal accident, all while at the age of 46.
Zoë Bell, "Death Proof"
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A stuntwoman for more than 15 years,
Zoë Bell got her turn to act in "Death Proof" after showing Tarantino her crazy, fearless side while filming his "Kill Bill" movies as Uma Thurman's stunt double. Bell's car scene in "Death Proof," where she rode on the hood of a speeding car, made her question her own sanity, and after coming to the conclusion that she'd lost her mind, she did the stunt anyhow.
Harrison Ford, "Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark"
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He may crash helicopters in real life and live to see the next day, but Harrison Ford isn't afraid of movie stunts either. One of his most popular stunts is from the 1981 Steven Spielberg classic, "Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark" in which he, not one of his stunt doubles, outran the giant rolling 22-foot fiberglass boulder.
If there's anything anybody remembers about Indiana Jones, it's the scene where he outruns the boulder. Thing is, that scene was shot from five angles and had two takes for each, so he actually outran it 10 times, one of which he slipped. That slip was left in the film. And he's not afraid of snakes, but he had a stunt double do those scenes, and someone on set just happened to be bitten by one of the pythons.
Keanu Reeves, "Speed"
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The "Matrix" star, Keanu Reeves, jumped from a Jaguar convertible onto a moving bus on California's 105-freeway just outside of LAX airport while filming the 1994 detective thriller, "Speed." Between owning his own line of motorcycles and his recent badass flick, "John Wick," it's safe to say Reeves is a bit of a wild child when you consider this stunt. In the film, the bus was said to have a bomb that would explode if it went under 50 miles per hour. What an aptly named film!
Jackie Chan, "Armour of God"
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He's cast in a lot of his roles specifically because of his ability to do stunts, as well as kick serious ass. Though jumping through a glass window pane in "Police Story" is fairly awesome for an actor, it's in "Armour of God" that we realize Jackie is more actor than stuntman when he cracked his head on one of the first takes. Missing a tree branch after jumping from a castle wall, Chan cracked his skull, which nicked his brain, and had to go into surgery after bleeding out of both ears. As far as we know, that's still Jackie Chan out there.
Daniel Craig, "Casino Royale"
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The soon-to-be four-time James Bond, Daniel Craig, got into tremendous shape for his first Bond role in "Casino Royale," but before the cameras were rolling, he made it clear he wanted to go a little above the usual James Bond quota and up the ante with some serious stunts instead of just taking off his shirt and hooking up with any number of
stunning Bond Girls. The crane jumping scene, which opens the film, featured a series of near-acrobatic jumps by Craig, which typically might involve stunt doubles. Guess we know why he's still our Bond.
Burt Reynolds, "Deliverance"
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So much of John Boorman's "Deliverance" involved canoeing that it became necessary for the actors to become acclimated to doing just that. The actors, instead of stuntmen, were required to practice canoeing until they were all fairly good at it. Burt Reynolds did a number of scenes canoeing out of a raging river, however, one of them caused him to crack his tailbone. Been there!
Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Commando"
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Being the incredibly large and unique hunk he is, Arnold has a tougher time finding a good stunt double than most actors. When he played Conan the Barbarian, he had to do a lot of his own stunt work for that very reason. In the 1985 action thriller, "Commando," he's best remembered for jumping off the plane's landing gear. The former California governor was injured a few times doing his stunts, but he just kept putting out the fires. We're referring to his film stunts, not his top-notch governing. His training from that film alone awarded him the equivalent of a second-degree black belt. What a badass. Now, go see him in one of his latest films, "Maggie," or the new "Terminator."
Sometimes you just don't have time to put clothes on. Which is exactly what happened to the guy above. There is absolutely no commentary, not even from the person filming it. That is what makes this video so hilarious. Just a random naked man being chased by a cop. The true joy kicks in around the :14 second mark. Look how majestic he looks sprinting down the highway.
