FARK.com: (728414) Chuck Norris' stunt double saves passengers from burning plane

If you can read this, either the style sheet didn't load or you have an older browser that doesn't support style sheets. Try clearing your browser cache and refreshing the page.

		Chuck Norris' stunt double saves passengers from burning plane (chron.com)		88
		More: Hero

• • •

14414 clicks; posted to Main » on 20 Nov 2003 at 4:59 PM | Favorite | share:

Share this link:

URL:

http://fark.com/go/728414

Bookmark:

Article Comments close

88 Comments (+0 »)

Archived thread

First | « | 1 | 2 | » | Last | Show all

RandyGoat		2003-11-20 05:38:47 PM

I saw "Chuck Norris" and I immediately knew that some kicking would be involved...like in the end of every episode of Walker, Texas Ranger.

rickythepenguin		2003-11-20 05:40:36 PM

Here's what I've never understood: Chuck Norris is a stunt man, so why the hell does he need a stunt double? It's like Mark McGwire using a pinch hitter.

It's cause dude is pushing 60, so they have a double for all his jumping off houses, moving cars, and planes and shiat.

Secondly, Mark McGwire had a pinch hitter; it was called androstenedione.

dyn0mike		2003-11-20 05:42:07 PM

man, that would have been so much cooler if after they got out of the plane Chuck came out from behind a bush with his death wish gear on and opened fire on the plane blowing it all to hell in a hail of bullets. and then turned the machine gun on the passengers and made them look like tomato soup.

Ludwig Van Whitesnake		2003-11-20 05:44:25 PM

Meanwhile, Steven Seagal's stunt double was seen running away like a little girl.

XSLUMLORDX		2003-11-20 05:44:31 PM

ya randy, kicking the BUCKET
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!1111

/canceled

Mattevil		2003-11-20 05:46:04 PM

dyn0mike
death wish was the late charles bronson's franchise. are you thinking of missing in action maybe?

dyn0mike		2003-11-20 05:48:20 PM

yes, that's it. missing in action. my mistake. for good measure, you could always throw charles bronson in there too.

Golden_Eternity		2003-11-20 05:52:19 PM

2003-11-20 05:40:36 PM rickythepenguin

It's cause dude is pushing 60, so they have a double for all his jumping off houses, moving cars, and planes and shiat.

Actually, he's 63.

http://imdb.com/name/nm0001569/

productiveslacker		2003-11-20 05:53:21 PM

but can the stunt double save Chuck Norris' career?

ManAtWork		2003-11-20 05:58:08 PM

In other news there was a tragic accident on the set of Walker: Texas Ranger last week.

...Apparently they finished filming another season.

desi0101		2003-11-20 05:59:50 PM

You mean Chuck Norris used doubles?
/naive

Dasboot		2003-11-20 06:00:48 PM

I'm pretty sure that Chuck is 60 or older, and if those infomercials tell the tale, he and Christy Brinkley are in damn fine shape.

Thales		2003-11-20 06:01:30 PM

Kinnie Gibson was sitting by the door, and he kicked it three times. It came open and we got out. Nobody was hurt.

I guess you could say that the eyes of a Ranger were upon them.

mustang_dvs		2003-11-20 06:03:03 PM

In related news: Jonathan Brandis is still dead.

xtonyx		2003-11-20 06:06:51 PM

Larry makes me giggle.

willywally		2003-11-20 06:18:15 PM

arm-bar would have been more effective

boognish23		2003-11-20 06:26:05 PM

guys, I hate to break it to you but it was really Trey Anastasio from Phish. He's the only Chuck Norris Look-a-like that is flying high enough to pull this one off...

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/27/motr.02.Anastasio/story.trey.jpg

Tin Foil Hat		2003-11-20 06:27:44 PM

Lovebone		2003-11-20 06:28:13 PM

Maybe he saved him in his Rocketpack

Tin Foil Hat		2003-11-20 06:28:28 PM

doheth. well i got the photo in first.

below me.

adam1805		2003-11-20 06:29:38 PM

They should have just put a picture of Chuck to go along wtih the story.. how would anyone know the dif?

TravelinJones		2003-11-20 06:30:59 PM

This is really weird! I was just reading on another site about this guy, totally unrelated story. You see, there was a story on MSN that I was reading, which had a link to the RocketMan site.

Apparently he is one of only 2 Rocketbelt pilots.

strange, no?

ProducedBy		2003-11-20 06:49:35 PM

"I might jump an open drawbridge or Tarzan from a vine, cause I'm the unknown stuntman who makes Eastwood look so fine..."

Cole Seavers?

I really need another project, all this free time is killinng meee

boognish23		2003-11-20 06:57:59 PM

Tin Foil Hat

Sorry, bud, bu I am not teh intarweb guru... Just think Trey missed his calling in Martial Arts Films.

"Your Kung Fu is not Strong!"

/bashes villains with the Mar Mar, like Forbin an' shiat

meshman		2003-11-20 07:00:35 PM

Isn't Jonathan Brandis dead or something?

meshman		2003-11-20 07:02:00 PM

...and that movie posted carries some similararity to the Michael Jackson story.

Strangeless		2003-11-20 08:28:47 PM

Chuck's body double lives in my town. I saw him at Wal-mart one day and I was like holy shiat Chuck Norris. It wasn't though, it was this guy. Not this kinnie guy but the body double. Looks alot more like him than Kinniey does.

Spreadhead		2003-11-20 09:28:24 PM

Chuck Norris is the celeb I most closely resemble. Little kids especially used to ask me if I was Walker Texas Ranger when that show was popular.

tethead		2003-11-20 09:33:53 PM

I'm with Tin Foil Hat on this one, lol

I really thought Trey Anastasio was Chuck Norris' stunt double...

tethead		2003-11-20 09:37:01 PM

*pad*

and anyway, Trey's got super Jedi powers... he could kick the Chuck's a$s any day!

G2V		2003-11-20 10:01:01 PM

Spreadhead
Little kids especially used to ask me if I was Walker Texas Ranger when that show was popular.

I must have slept through that day.

Spreadhead		2003-11-20 10:01:37 PM

Yuk yuk.

BZSAWS		2003-11-20 11:47:25 PM

Chuck Norris is a great points fighter, but can he kick as w/o a ref?

I_Slap_Your_Brain		2003-11-21 04:09:44 AM

arm-bar would have been more effective!

I, for one, welcome our new Chuck Norris Stunt Double overlords.

Yeah, the lord loves to pull stunts like that.

Funniest. Thread. Ever.

But seriously, his training kicked in. (Get it???) And how many of you saved pulled innocent lives out of an inferno today? Hands?

I_Slap_Your_Brain		2003-11-21 04:11:27 AM

erp. "saved pulled"

erp.

The Sewer Urchin		2003-11-21 04:16:22 AM

Makes you kind of think. What has Chuck Norris done for me recently?

That's right absolutely nothing, except talk about the abmaster or something like that

Fr._Peter_Fitznuggly		2003-11-21 08:41:50 AM

"The Lord was with us that day."

Perhaps we would all be better served if the pilot was less interested in pop-theology and more interested in the science of flight and the engineering of aircraft. Then he could be more prepared to 1) not crash or 2) escape from a damaged aircraft without the intercession of a karate-kicking stuntman or god.

MisterSpim		2003-11-24 02:16:18 AM

rickythepenguin

[Quoted]Here's what I've never understood: Chuck Norris is a stunt man, so why the hell does he need a stunt double? It's like Mark McGwire using a pinch hitter.[/quoted]

It's cause dude is pushing 60, so they have a double for all his jumping off houses, moving cars, and planes and shiat.

Secondly, Mark McGwire had a pinch hitter; it was called androstenedione.
So? Clint Eastwood is 72 and does all his own stunts.

/do you feel lucky, punk?

Displayed 38 of 88 comments

First | « | 1 | 2 | » | Last | Show all

Redisplay/refresh comments

This thread is closed to new comments.