It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...a stuntman!

I was bored today at work, so I started listening to NPR, and heard a great interview of Hal Needham, "the highest-paid stuntman in Hollywood" (his own words). He's worked in the industry for over forty years, mainly focusing on Westerns. Needham talked about jumping on moving stagecoaches and falling off horses, but I was surprised to learn that one of the most dangerous stunts is being caught in the stirrups and dragged by a horse--Needham said he's always been lucky, but he saw one stuntman killed trying to do it.

Anyway, not a job I could do probably, but at least it doesn't sound boring!

Listen to Needham's interview here.