The Dark Knight's spectacular truck flip was CGI right? 1 / 8
Not in the slightest. The stunt was all practical. 2 / 8
As Joker drives towards Batman in a semi... 3 / 8
The Caped Crusader uses cables to flip the truck on its back. 4 / 8
Behind the scenes, TNT and a piston on the rear base were used. 5 / 8
And set off by stunt driver, Jim Wilkey, in Chicago's banking district. 6 / 8
Miss_Speller on December 12nd, 2020 at 23:46 UTC »
Here's a behind-the-scenes video showing how they did it, including a test run and multiple angles of the real thing.
Frylosphy on December 12nd, 2020 at 23:37 UTC »
not to mention the trailer was welded to the truck and the whole thing reinforced to allow for it all to flip not just have the trailer go flying.
AudibleNod on December 12nd, 2020 at 22:58 UTC »
OK.
Now I want to see stunts and in camera effects that failed to make it into the movies.