Who did the stunts in Unstoppable?


Who did the stunts in Unstoppable? Denzel Washington says that doing his own stunts in Unstoppable made the film more authentic.


How did they stop train 777?

He grabs on to the handrails, his feet dangling below him as he hangs onto 777. He finds his footing and climbs into the cab of AWVR 777 and applies the brakes and sets the throttle into idle stopping the train and putting 777's potentially-castastrophic rampage to an end.


Did they use real trains in the movie Unstoppable?

The locomotives used in the movie were borrowed from three railroads: the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway (W&LE), and the Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad (SWP). Four GE AC4400CWs leased from CP were used to depict the locomotives used on the runaway train, 777 and trailing unit 767.


Does Tom Cruise do all his own stunts?

Tom Cruise has never steered away from challenging himself in his roles for projects. Especially since 1986's Top Gun, he has continued to push the limits of his body and acting, taking on his own stunts in most of his top films, including Mission: Impossible, The Last Samurai and Jack Reacher.