Bus prank woman defends stunt
The woman who did the bus stunt on Friday has been identified and is defending her risky action as part of a ploy to get into a career as a stuntwoman. The Journal even got hold of her father, who said he disapproves. Cassandre Thomas is 19.
I don’t believe there’s a conventional route into stunt work, so who knows, this may work as well as anything.
walkerp 11:38 on 2020-02-10 Permalink
I hadn’t actually seen the video until today. It was pretty bonkers and dangerous. And what about the back of her clothes? Anyhow, I wouldn’t do it, but it’s kind of impressive. She may have a career, but I hope she will also develop some wisdom so that lasts!
Myles 14:00 on 2020-02-10 Permalink
If I were hiring stuntpeople, I’d expect them to prioritize safety. Hiring someone with such poor judgment seems like asking for trouble.
Kevin 16:16 on 2020-02-10 Permalink
I have a friend who used to be a stuntman (he’s been killed on every TV show filmed in Vancouver.
This is not how you get into the business.
Blork 17:55 on 2020-02-10 Permalink
I’m not defending this stunt, but a look at her Instagram feed shows that she’s a bit of a nut for crazy sports and stunts and whatnot. It’s full of videos of her popping wheelies on motorbikes, water skiing in weird places, doing crazy backflips off of cliffs into the water and whatnot. So I don’t think this was explicitly a “stunt job CV” thing; it’s just part of a series of somewhat extreme things she does on video (usually in a bikini).
To her credit, she also shows the fails, including a lot of scraped arms and legs other minor injuries.
So yeah, this isn’t how you get into the business, but these days it is how you get noticed (for better or worse).