The Full Burn

The Full Burn: On the Set, at the Bar, Behind the Wheel, and Over the Edge with Hollywood Stuntmen
By Kevin Conley
Bloomsbury, 2008. 214 pgs. Nonfiction

Conley interviews stuntmen from times past to present about the skills it takes to put your life on the line for a stunt. The men and women of the trade are just as rough living off screen as they are on as they build their resume of tricks. This book is filled with humor and moments of sadness as they open up about a world that is generally unknown.

An interesting read about what happens behind the scenes of film, not quite a history of the profession, more of the culture of the people in the job.

KK