Bruce Willis starred in some action scenes in the Die Hard series, but he was hired for the most dangerous ones. One of them was Larry Rippenkroeger, who suffered an accident on the set of the fourth part.
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He doubled Bruce Willis. He suffered serious injuries on the set of “Die Hard”
While filming one of the night scenes, Rippenkroeger, Willis’ double, accidentally slipped on a ladder. The stuntman was at a height of 7.6 m. – I fell from three stories straight onto the street – he recalled. He fell headfirst, with his arms outstretched in front of him, and lost consciousness. The fall resulted in numerous and serious injuries. – Fractures of both wrists, shattered right side of the face, broken skull bone at the back of the head, several broken ribs, punctured lung – in 2007 in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
Work on the set was suspended. After the accident, Willis took care of the stuntman’s family
The injuries were so serious that Rippenkroeger was hospitalized for a long time. The bones of his face and wrists were fused together using titanium plates and screws. – I’m like the Terminator – he joked. Work on the set of the fourth installment of the series, the main character of which is John McClane, has been suspended. he took care not only of his co-star, but also of his family. He helped Rippenkroeger’s parents find a hotel near the hospital, paid for their stay while caring for their son, and visited him in the hospital many times, together with James Caan. He joked that Rippenkroeger, thanks to the titanium in his body, is “a man worth $6 million.”
Not only Willis’ stuntman, but also the Hollywood star himself suffered injuries on the set. The actor was hit with the heel of his shoe just above his right eye. I ended up needing seven stitches. Ultimately, filming was completed successfully. “Die Hard 4.0” hit theaters on June 27, 2007. Larry Rippenkroeger, despite serious injuries, did not give up his profession as a stuntman. He was Bruce Willis’ stunt double also in the fifth installment of the series.
Source: Gazeta
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