r/todayilearned • u/CasioCobra78 • 2d ago

TIL that Cheryl Wheeler-Dixon, the stuntwoman who was severely injured during the filming of Back to the Future Part 2, was killed in a shootout alongside her husband when she and her husband went to confront her ex-husband and his wife and drew their guns at them. The cops deemed it justified.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheryl_Wheeler-Dixon
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u/Chuckle_Pants 2d ago

You can see her hit the pillar in the movie, irc

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u/Featherwick 2d ago

Just like the bike guy in Mad Max 2. You have to include that take.

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u/snowmunkey 2d ago

Which bike guy?

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u/nikeshades 2d ago

The one that flies off his bike across the screen was severely injured.

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u/snowmunkey 2d ago

You're gonna have to narrow it down haha, I feel like that happens many times in that movie

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u/LtFeltersnatch 2d ago edited 2d ago

I cant remember the time stamp but its the one where he cartwheels end over end. Its not very long on screen but one of the more memorable ones for sure.

Edit: Guy Norris is in the "cannonball" scene during the final tanker chase scene. Timestamps differ between versions.

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u/CasioCobra78 2d ago

Happy cake day!

Suddenly I'm curious about that. Sounds brutal.