On the Set

Rueby Tuesday by Carlos and Jean Aleman

After many weeks of filming, Reuben takes a break and watches while his stunt double shoots one of the action sequences. Reuben has always prided himself on the fact that he did his own stunts, but his agent suggested that because of the number of dangerous stunts in "The Wrath of Reuben," it was more advisable to use a stunt double.

In this scene, Reuben's character is escaping from a gang of criminals who had trapped him on the roof of an abandoned building. In a daring move, Reuben decides to drive off the roof rather than risking capture. One of the gang fires a shoulder-launched missile at the car, causing the room the criminals were in to explode in a ball of flame. Unfortunately, the timing of the missile shots took a great deal of practice to perfect, thus requiring several takes to film the scene. C. D. Alemani complained about the expense of crashing three Mercedes convertibles, but then again, filming the scene to his complete satisfaction was more important.

At this time, Reuben's stunt double is complaining about the amount of stunt work he has to do, but he is under contract until the conclusion of a three-film series.

Comment from Original Blog:
Jon said...
The stunt-double should be glad he's got work...I know a few in LA who'd kill for the chance to work with Reuben!
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