1987 Explosion scars Criss
Razor Blade Routine
Part of the filming studio
“Put love into the world… what you put out,
is what you get back.
We then moved though into a full on editing suite. Criss’ team are hard at work editing footage for the up and coming special on A&E that he just referred to. Right now, I
expect that I am going to be ushered right by and yet I am invited to watch three uncut
performances from the special. Criss wasn’t joking when he used the phrase ‘up-cut’
before. The action is certainly fast paced.
The first clip I got to see was a recreation of the stunt that killed Houdini! In a gym
setting, one by one recognisable UFC champion fighters are invited to punch Criss, bare
chested, in the stomach!
The camera slows down the footage and it is hard to watch! I can re-assure readers that
there was no trick here! No illusions, just madness. Banachek, who has joined us once
again at this point reminds us that Criss was actually badly bruised for some days following the stunt.
Filming an advert in the studio
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