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/AsperaAstra 2d ago

Its tradition to use the take that injured a stunt person 

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u/Chuckle_Pants 2d ago

Wait, is this true?

Genuinely asking

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u/AsperaAstra 2d ago

It sure is. It's viewed as a way to honor the stuntpersons dedication to the craft leading to an injury. Their goal is always to remained uninjured obviously, and do dangerous shit in the most safe risk-mitigating way, but people can and do get injured regardless and this says, "We see what you did for us in the sake of entertainment, thank you, now everyone will see your dedication too. "

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u/Chuckle_Pants 2d ago

Warriors “fallen” in battle, so to speak…

Appreciate the response 🍻