All attempts of the extremely dangerous crocodile jump from Live and Let Die as made by Croc wrangler, Ross Kananga doubling for Roger Moore.
You may be interested to know that the entire crocodile scene was not in the original script for the film and that the man who performed it wasn’t even a stunt man!
Both the crocodile farm and its ominous sign reading ‚Trespassers Will Be Eaten‘ were real and upon by chance during an early location scout for the film. Inspired, the producers decided that they couldn’t pass up the opportunity to use such a Bond-esque location!
They contacted the owner of the farm, a man named Ross Kananga, for permission to film there. Kananga, himself a Bond fan, readily agreed and the screenwriters set to work creating a scene where Bond is trapped, surrounded by the crocs. The only snag was- how on earth would 007 escape?
The initial idea was to have him use his magnetic watch to summon a small boat to his aid but his was deemed too easy. (In the finished film, he actually does try this but the boat is tied) They posed this problem to Kananga and it was Kananga himself who suggested Bond use the crocs as stepping stones to get across. The producers loved the idea but were sceptical of accomplishing the stunt. Not comfortable with putting the welfare of a stuntman on the line from an idea that he had suggested, Kananga offered to perform the fantastic feat himself…
The crocs were not tranquilized or tied down but were kept in line via two transparent panels placed either side of them under the water’s surface. Kananga sustained a number of injuries from the stunt, one of which required 193 stitches. Despite this, he amazed the production crew with his determination to get the stunt just right, even apologising profusely for his failed attempts!He was rewarded with the sum of $60,000 and with having the honour of the film’s villain named after him! He died of a cardiac arrest only five years later aged just 33.
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Phantastisch. Da sage mal einer, daß man auf der Youtube-University nichts fürs Restleben lernen kann. Dem DE wäre nie in den Sinn gekommen, daß man für die kurze Szene echte Crocs anstatt irgendwelcher Schnapp-Attrappen verwendet hätte. Ganz zu schweigen davon, daß der Eigentümer einer Krokodilfarm und glühender Bond-Fan nicht nur für Roger Moore, sondern auch die Stuntleute einsprang, deren Leben und Gesundheit man nicht fahrlässig gefährden wollte. Sehr rührend auch, wie sich der tollkühne Mann noch für die Fails schämte, und das, obwohl er sich dabei Wunden einhandelte, von denen eine mit 193 Stichen genäht werden mußte. Immerhin bekam er 60 000 Dollar und sein Name wurde dem Filmschurken verliehen.
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