- Rémy Julienne
Rémy Julienne (sometimes incorrectly spelled Rèmy or Rèmi) (born
April 17 ,1930 ) is a pioneering Frenchdriving stunt performer ,stunt coordinator ,assistant director and occasionalactor . He is also a formerrallycross champion and 1956 Frenchmotorcross champion.He is a veteran of over 100 films. Notable large film projects in which he has arranged stunts, consulted or manufactured special stunt cars include "
The Italian Job " and sixJames Bond films, five of which were directed byJohn Glen and three with his sons Dominique and Michel.His choreographed stunt sequences are usually destructive, with high-speed chases and highly realistic vehicle behaviour. French car manufacturers, notably
Renault andCitroën , frequently called on his services for their TV and film commercials.He has also coordinated the attraction "Moteurs... Action! Stunt Show Spectacular" at
Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris.He began a school in France to provide drivers and mechanics with the specialized skills needed for stunt work.
His career suffered a setback in 1999, when a
stunt went wrong during the filming of "Taxi 2 ", written and produced byLuc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès, causing the death of acameraman and the serious injury of the cameraman's assistant. Julienne accused the production company of taking short cuts in safety equipment, which Besson denied. The case wound up on September 11th 2007 with Julienne receiving an 18-month suspended jail sentence and a €13,000 fine. The prosecutor accused Julienne of "not taking all the necessary measures for the security of the stunt in question" and notably to have "neglected the speed calculations of the car and the length of the jump".In November 2005, Julienne was contracted by French TV station M6 to consult on a French-language remake of the 1970s series "
Starsky and Hutch ".His sons Michel and Dominique are also highly skilled stunt drivers/coordinators.
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