movie trivia, trucker stuntman for Mad Max 2, The Road Warrior, was prepped for surgery before filming the stunt!

The most dangerous stunt in the entire film—the rolling of the tanker in the climactic scene—went off without a hitch.

 Dennis Williams, driver of the truck, was not allowed to eat for 12 hours before the scene was shot, a precaution designed to reduce potential complications if he had to be rushed to emergency surgery.

 A helicopter and ambulance were kept standing by and many members of the production refused to come watch. It was something Williams had never done before and it had to be executed in one take.




Sources: Starburst Magazine, Vol 4, No. 9, “Mad Max 2” by John Baxter
Truckin’ Life Magazine, “Lights, Camera, Action...Roll ‘Em” by Mark Gibson
https://io9.gizmodo.com/stories-from-the-sets-of-mad-max-the-road-warrior-1702490722