| 词条 | A. J. Bakunas |
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Albert John Bakunas, Jr, a.k.a. A.J. Bakunas (October 23, 1950 – September 22, 1978)[1] was a stunt performer who died doubling for George Kennedy in a fall from the Kincaid Towers in Lexington, Kentucky for the film Steel (1979). Born in Fort Lee, New Jersey, Bakunas quit his job as a gym teacher at Tenafly (N.J.) High School in 1974 and set out to break into the film industry.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} He did his first stuntwork for the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon. Bakunas became known for expertly performing falls from great heights.[2] Bakunas had set a world record for a 70,1 m (230 ft) fall from a helicopter for the film Hooper (1978), which was broken by Dar Robinson's 87,2 m (286 ft) fall for a non-movie related publicity stunt. Bakunas, determined to retake the record, returned to Lexington to perform a 96 m (315 ft) jump from the 22nd floor of a construction site, where he had previously successfully fallen nine stories. On September 21, 1978, as his father and a crowd of about 1,000 watched, Bakunas performed the fall, reaching an estimated speed of {{convert|115|mph|kph}}. However, the airbag split on impact, and Bakunas died of his injuries the next day.[3] References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9070578 |title=Albert John Bacunas, Jr. |website=Find a Grave |accessdate=July 23, 2014}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049270/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm |website=IMDB |title=A.J. Bakunas |accessdate=July 23, 2014}} 3. ^{{cite news |title=323-Foot Leap Kills Stuntman |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=266&dat=19780922&id=l9wwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=89wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1282,2242980 |accessdate=July 23, 2014 | newspaper=Kentucky New Era |date=September 22, 1978}}
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