David Holmes The Boy Who Lived

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David Holmes The Boy Who Lived Documentary movie trailer hD - Plot synopsis: David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, an HBO Original Documentary which tells the extraordinary story of Daniel Radcliffe's stunt double and their lasting friendship.



directed by Dan Hartley

release date November 15, 2023 (on HBO MAX)
Transcript
00:00 Roll camera.
00:01 And a scene.
00:03 Being a stuntman is the best job in the world.
00:06 Take one.
00:07 You're constantly being tested, just risking it all.
00:10 I used to fly.
00:12 Nothing's like it, man.
00:16 Roll camera.
00:18 Stay home as soon as stuntman hits your leg.
00:21 David went in for something, for the sheer fun of it.
00:25 Go David.
00:26 He had no concepts of fear.
00:28 I knew I was going to be a stuntman.
00:30 I got the best job in the world.
00:33 Lead stunt double for Daniel on the Potter films.
00:36 David just seemed like a cool older brother.
00:40 He would do the most dangerous physical stuff.
00:43 We would do things no one thought was possible.
00:46 What was nice about it was that they all grew up together.
00:49 Ten years on every film.
00:51 It was brilliant.
00:53 Until it wasn't.
00:56 I remember straight after breaking my neck.
00:58 I said, "There's no chance of coming back."
01:00 Worst day in the film is this that I've ever had.
01:03 It is unfair.
01:06 He shouldn't have had to do any of that.
01:08 In my mind, Dave's indestructible.
01:11 This terrible thing happened to Dave,
01:14 but I don't want to talk as if his life is a tragedy.
01:16 The way his life has affected the lives of people around him
01:19 means that it is the furthest thing from that imaginable.
01:22 Three, two, one.
01:23 Salvation!
01:25 Before my accident, everything was about being cool and being a stuntman.
01:30 Now it's about being present.
01:33 I have so much love in my life.
01:36 We're gonna need a couple of more of your fans.
01:39 You got your mum?
01:40 I have lots of great friends.
01:43 I'm so lucky.
01:45 I've had such a crazy life.
01:49 Such highs and such lows.
01:51 But I was able to find light in the darkest of places.
01:57 And action!
01:58 I was able to find light in the darkest of places.
02:01 And action!
02:08 #SALVATION
02:10 #SALVATION
02:12 #SALVATION
02:15 #SALVATION
02:16 #SALVATION
02:17 #SALVATION
02:18 #SALVATION

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