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Oscars, stunt stories, script changes and the bus jump
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- The film reportedly won Oscars for sound editing and sound mixing.
- Reeves reportedly performed ninety percent of his stunts, including a secretly practiced Jaguar-to-bus jump that surprised the director. — Bill Simmons
- The surprise-jump story is challenged as publicity exaggeration because a shot requires coordination; doing the jump itself remains believable.
- Going under the bus is rejected as something Reeves did himself; even at five miles per hour, he could die.
- An original script reportedly revealed Harry as the villain; the betrayal is enthusiastically welcomed as a remake possibility.
- Joss Whedon is credited with script-doctor dialogue, including Gigantor.
- Bullock reportedly learned to drive a bus and is praised as convincing behind the wheel.
- River Phoenix’s death during filming reportedly led to easier scenes being scheduled while Reeves grieved. — Bill Simmons
- The highway filming is placed on the 105 and 110 freeways. — Bill Simmons
- Early visual effects reportedly supplied the freeway gap; footage of the actual stunt shows the bus collapsing on landing. — Bill Simmons
- The bus jump reportedly was absent from the script until the director saw unfinished freeway and proposed it. — Bill Simmons
- The practical jump reportedly rose twenty feet, traveled 109 feet, and overshot onto a camera. — Bill Simmons