Video Shows ‘Spider-Man‘ Stunt Double’s 30 Ft. Fall
- Posted on December 21, 2010 at 11:45am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Video has now surfaced showing a stunt double in the Broadway “Spider Man” show falling 30 feet after his harness rope snapped during a performance:
The cable to stunt man Christopher Tierney’s harness snapped during a scene in which Spider-Man rescues his love interest, Mary Jane, one of the show’s performers told the AP. It was unclear if Tierney was properly harnessed when the cable snapped. The performer said the show’s actors are responsible for hooking themselves up to harnesses used for aerial stunts.
Mariana Leung, a fashion blogger wrote on the website NearSay.com that she witnessed the accident from the front row of the balcony.
“There was a scream,” Leung wrote. “A voice yelled, ‘Someone call 911!’ Then there was a silence. A minute later, the stage was still dark. Then there was an announcement that the show would be delayed. A few minutes later, a second announcement that the performance would not continue. The lights came up.”
“All signs were good as he was taken to the hospital for observation,” a show spokesman said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (44)
Sledgehammer
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 9:41pmReminds me of the guy who jumped off the Empire state building and lived to tell about it, He told every one on every floor on the way down! It was a neat trick, but he could only do it once!
Report Post »spendthrift
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 3:36pmPoor dude……I just hate Matt Lauer.
Report Post »urrybr
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 3:27pmDoh!
Report Post »donedunn
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:49pmThat’s it! Clearly we need congress to pass a new law that regulates that stunt actors must wear protective headgear. Where is the government when you need it?
And the actors are reponsible for hooking themselves up? Doesn’t this take away a Union Job? Why isn’t there a Union “****** upperer” on staff to make sure its done properly?
Report Post »xm-1774u
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:36pmsoldiers are dying overseas nothing but spiderman gets full coverage sick
Report Post »C.C.D.
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:35pmI think there is a certain amount of irony when people who play super hero’s get hurt. Such as the most famous “Superman”, ending up in a wheel chair. But if you look back in history of other plays and movies you will find a almost freaky coalition between the subject and mishaps. Spoooooooky
Report Post »SpontaneousVomit
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:03pmGWB did it
Report Post »Whats up with that
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 1:30pmThree commentators basically laughing at the guy who almost died…Guess they thought he was in the Tea Party…
Report Post »Passerby
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 8:14pmGospel truth.
Report Post »joelackey92
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 1:30pmLuckily his neck broke his fall.
Report Post »BWare
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 1:25pmI confuse. How do I shot web?
Report Post »chips1
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 7:08pmIf you go to Spidermanxxx.com you’ll see the web comes out his butt.
Report Post »Stephen
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:45pmI hope he is O.K.
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:37pmHe was a stunt man. It comes with the territory.
Report Post »By the way, Cobra, Spiderman could never fly. He swings through the city on webs from his web-shooters.
Capt.-Spiders appear to fly, but actually float on a thread of spider’s silk. That’s how most of their young travel away from their nest.
jackkemo
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:57pmVery good Sir, very good indeed!
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:33pmThis is what we get from the actors union. I hate unions.
Report Post »WeTheHomers
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:25pmTough way to earn a living for sure.
Report Post »Capt_Spalding
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:19pm“As God is my witness, I thought spiders could fly.”
Report Post »C.C.D.
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:48pmThe only flying spider is, “The Pelosi Spider”. Now if you didn’t know, these spiders are very venomous. But that is not the worst part, the worst part is, this spider has learned to talk. When it talks the noise that it makes, “if listen to too long”, turns your brains to mush. Now there is a good thing here, and that is this spider is only found in one part of the world, and where this spider resides it doesn’t matter, because the people that live there have no brains anyway. My advise is to stay clear of this spider, and do not, I repeat, do not! swallow any of the cool aid this spider spews from it’s horns..
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:14pmI’ve been on a few ropes. We call this natural selection. Back up, back up, back up. Lucky it didn’t kill him, he did go over head first. But then again there have been folks jump out of airplanes with out their chutes.
Report Post »JESUS-IS-LORD
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:07pmSign of the times when people laugh at someone dying.
Report Post »You have a whore’s forehead.
Pslam 144 verse 1
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 3:16pmUm, no one died, he was taken to the hospital for observation, so it’s funny!
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 5:57pmI hope the man heals speedily!
As for the female media person, whoa to her for laughing. This is what they (phony libs/dems/progs) look like when they drop their silly masks just for a minute. Matt called her on it! She could only say she was “bad to the bone”, Oh…so since that is a term of endearment you are good to go. All is forgiven.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:03pmWhen you play in the trees or on stage, you can always fall.
Report Post »JohnQTaxpayer
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 11:58amIt is Sir Isaac Newton fault
Report Post »urrybr
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 3:25pmDang! I thought it was W’s fault!
Report Post »sedition
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 11:58amSoros cut the harness!!
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 11:58amCrazy.
Report Post »123abc
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 11:55amTerrible for this guy but typical of the mainstream media. They have way more important things that they should be covering.
Report Post »bookofwisdom
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:05pmI’m sorry, but I disagree with you. This man was an actor performing in front of a live audience, he could have been killed. I believe he deserves just as much media coverage as the stupid people we have running our country. I pray he will recover and be able to perform once again. May God Bless.
Report Post »123abc
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 1:01pmSorry, but his actions affect him and him ALONE. As I said, terrible for HIM. The actions of the socialists & the commies affect 308 MILLION Americans. They are ruining our way of life. Fortunes are being lost. Businesses are failing. Freedom is being lost.
On a 1 person to 308 million persons ratio, my vote goes for the 308 million. The mainstream media has failed us and is failing us. Miserably.
However, they do manage to cover the latest entertainment news or the latest human errors or disasters quite nicely.
Rowgue
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:15pmThe country going to hell in a handbasket isn’t a secret. There is no need to cover it 24/7/365. In fact it’s counterproductive to do so. People get fatigued at obssesive coverage and tune it out. They can only listen to the same arguments about the same issues so many times before they start to ignore you completely.
Report Post »ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:43pm(singing) “1-2-3! Stupid as A-B-C!”
Report Post »slade37
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 4:41pmI agree with Rowgue. I stop listening to most stories after a few days unless there is something TRULY new to say. I get sick of media attention on one story for too long. They are other things to cover – unless someone is trying to divert attention from something else going on.
Report Post »Plankchapel
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 10:47pmI see where you AND BOOKOFWISDOM are coming from; both have your points. But in this case, I lean towards BOOKOFWISDOM. The media? Well, my bumper sticker says, “I DON’T BELIEVE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA.”
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 11:54amYou mean Spider Man really can’t fly? There goes my Christmas.
Report Post »jackkemo
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:54pmSooo funny!!
Report Post »slade37
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 4:48pmSpider-Man never could fly. Originally, neither did Superman. (Never really discussed later.) Both are just jumping very far because of their strength. Plus, Spider-Man was only jumping up far then swinging from his web.
…and yes, I know you were joking.
Report Post »john w. gault
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 11:51amScary stuff!
Report Post »cubber
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 11:49amOuch. BE PREPARED.
Report Post »DashRipRock
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 12:07pmThankfully his Lawyers Dewey Cheetum and Howe were in the audience.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:18pmSounds like they need someone who knows something about doing stunts on staff.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 2:26pmIsn’t this like the third incident at Spider-man? The first had to do with the cables suspending the actor midair for several minutes.
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