Grant Page (born 1939) is an Australian stuntman who worked mostly during the seventies and eighties. Page was the stunt coordinator for the popular Australian action movies ''
The Man from Hong Kong
''The Man from Hong Kong'' (), originally released in the US as ''The Dragon Flies'', is a 1975 action film written and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith in his directorial debut and starring Jimmy Wang Yu and George Lazenby, with Hugh Keay ...
'' (1975) and ''
Mad Max
''Mad Max'' is an Australian post-apocalyptic action film series and media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It began in 1979 with '' Mad Max'', and was followed by three sequels: ''Mad Max 2'' (1981, released in the Unite ...
'' (1979), as well as other Australian and overseas films including the cult horror flick ''
Death Ship'' (1980). He starred in the 1970s Australian TV series ''Danger Freaks'', which, while ostensibly a documentary of his professional work with various stunt performers, emphasized the spectacular visual results from these collaborations. Grant featured in a cameo appearance in the ''
Blur'' music video ''
M.O.R.''
One of the things Grant Page is best remembered for is a failed stunt attempt on ''
The Don Lane Show
''The Don Lane Show'' was an Australian television talk show which aired twice a week on the Nine Network from 1975 to 1983.
The show was created by Don Lane who co-hosted it with Bert Newton.
Channel Nine was reluctant to cast Bert Newton, ...
'' during 1977 in which he attempted to jump over a moving car. He eventually tried the stunt again, this time successfully, on the same show in 1983.
Page played the killer in ''
Roadgames'' (1981), which is the favorite Australian film of
Quentin Tarantino.
Page starred, along with the band
Sorcery, in the 1978 movie ''
Stunt Rock'', which combined a fictional plotline about a female journalist who is intrigued by stuntman Page with stunts by Page and musical performances by
Sorcery, a hard rock band who incorporated magic into their act.
Further reading
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External links
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Interview with George Negus
Australian stunt performers
1939 births
Living people
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