Fast Five's Stunt Coordinator Breaks Down the Vault Car Chase Scene | Vanity Fair

On this episode of "Notes on a Scene," Jack Gill, a stunt coordinator on "Fast Five," breaks down the car chase scene in the movie's climax as Vin Diesel and Paul Walker's characters steal $100 million dollars in a bank vault. Jack explains how the stunt team and director Justin Lin created the scene with largely practical effects including a real 9,000 pound steel vault dragged behind two Dodge Chargers.
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[@YouFightLikeACow]

Wow that stunt driver surrounded by dry ice in a closed space blindly steering while breathing air through a tube. Now that guy deserves recognition.

[@lukev31]

Victor Chang what you on about all the stunt woman and men deserve huge recognition.

[@jzderf]

That poor dude. "He kept passing out!" And then they just dumped dry ice in there and had to give him a tube.

[@TheMijman]

When all they needed was an ice jacket/cool vest. like $100...

[@djsonicc]

This is why they need a category in Oscars

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Doesn't breathing air damage you?

[@AustinAtSt]

This guy is why the Academy should recognize stunt coordinators. They do a massive job that sells movies and the best ones can do it without death or injury

[@gustafsone]

I hate to be "that guy" because I actually agree with you, but they did show in this video a stunt guy getting thrown off of his motorcycle into a car, and he broke his shoulder when he landed because he wasn't able to position himself properly. So even the best stunt coordinators, and Jack Gill certainly is, will sometimes have injuries on set. They do their best to avoid accidents but the reason they need to use stunt actors in the first place is because there is always a possibility of injury, no matter how much safety is involved.

[@Koooo4]

Im impressed. I would have thought a lot more of this was CGI.

[@babayaga20000]

Yeah no kidding. I cant believe they actually dragged around a real 9000 lb vault for most of these shots! Was sure it was a lighter double for most of it

[@alejandrolegra4543]

Youre impressed by this? Ever watched Mad Max fury road?

[@Koooo4]

@@alejandrolegra4543 Have you ever watched Ligma?

[@SwiKeyMTC]

@@Koooo4 😂

[@alejandrolegra4543]

@@Koooo4 no, is it even better than mad max?

[@JennyIsHere]

mad respect for people who do stunts on a professional level

[@myspacer227]

mad respect for people who do stunts.

[@knifetoucher]

Wow, there was a lot less CGI than I thought.

[@manginitus2]

I can't even comprehend how big their budget must have been

[@K_Rob]

The final budget for the film was only $125 million relatively small for most tentpole films of this size. They spent around $25 million on this vault chase and the opening train heist alone. As we’ve seen it’s paid off and now subsequent entries after Fast Five all got $200 million plus budgets.

[@curtismclaughlinart1756]

That’s all I could think of the whole time I was watching this!

[@TheKukun123]

..and broke his shoulder. Legend!👐

[@edinibranovic9667]

This was so much more practical than I expected. It absolutely blew my mind and I wish more Hollywood action movies were like this.

[@edinibranovic9667]

@strelokblyat Watched it 3 times already hahah. Loved every second of it.

[@3317alibaba]

insane that they went through all of this to get the scene, that's amazing, all practical - and it shows, Fast Five is to this day the best Fast & Furious film and a highmark in action filmmaking

[@aolson1111]

@@isaac6705 The first is not realistic at all. It's also a garbage remake of Point Break.

[@IDoABitOfTrollin]

I keep waiting for him to be like "that was CGI" but the fact its practical is INSANE

[@UnwantedCommentary]

FINALLY! I have always wondered about how this amazing scene was done. It is literally one of my favorite movie scenes ever!

[@jmerlis7857]

Unwanted Commentary lmao ur the last person I would expect to be here

[@UnwantedCommentary]

I like fast cars and explosions!

[@NateandNoahTryLife]

Notes on a scene is fantastic. As an aspiring filmmaker it’s awesome to see how different aspects of a film come together.

[@kosherkodak]

fast and furious 10. "yeah we built this city and the glass was real and the concrete was real and then the bomb hit the city and then we were done"

[@elodieelvira7913]

you don' t even know how genuinely I'm laughing at your comment. This is probably my favorite comment EVER!

[@mysticalpineapple7263]

This was epic. Stunt people are AMAZING . These need to have an Oscar category

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Jack Gill has been around for decades. Used to see his name in the credits on tv shows when I was a kid in the 80s ( I was a credit reader even back then :-)) He and Hal Needham, LEGENDS. Loads of respect.

[@storywala88]

I am a credit reader too, i thought we were extinct. I hate when people get up as soon as the movie ends as if the thousands of people don't matter. It should change.

[@a-n-d-r-e-w-k]

That pickup is like a mini-Killdozer.

[@mr.nobody7914]

This is one of the greatest Stunts in movie history...I love this scene.. 🔥🔥🔥

[@valderhide1674]

I was positive that the safe was a fake, but to learn that they used a REAL 9000LB SAFE! Guess that's why this scene is my favorite driving scenes of the series.

[@cocainecowboy_]

Take a shot each time he says 9000 pound vault or vault

[@ChrisTheCreed]

Can't believe there was actually a guy in the car that got sliced by the cable lol. That's amazing

[@usul573]

Yeah I thought they did a lot of remote controlled cars with dummies in them that at a glance appear to be being driven.

[@stefan_4508]

The car didn’t get sliced while he was in it lol, it wasn’t even sliced in real time. It was pre sliced and then shown in the next cut to make it look like the cable sliced the car. In real life the cut wouldn’t be that clean

[@coreykelly8926]

@@stefan_4508 he literally explains that there was a guy in there...

[@deannawharton886]

The stunt man passed out twice before they decided that just supplying him with some form of oxygen and a cooler environment would be good. Like, its not a 900lb vault theyre dragging around the city or anything lol

[@tylerfreitas1453]

Deanna Wharton 9,000 lb *

[@Mdhlee337]

This video was so awesome in seeing the production side of an action sequence. Thanks for the upload

[@Serkan-Ipek]

Woow! This video is amazing and perfect explanation. This video deserves much more views

[@dallasmed65]

This scene made me want a Dodge Charger soo bad. I still do too.

[@FiveSevenGarrett]

I’ve had two. My second one is being made into a Fast Five Replica rn

[@Ciel069]

They are bad

[@soulkouga3452]

@@FiveSevenGarrett update us on the replica

[@FiveSevenGarrett]

@@soulkouga3452 Sold it 8 months ago. Rises gas prices and the need for a better daily made me sell it. Sorry 🙏🏻

[@FiveSevenGarrett]

@@soulkouga3452 rising*

[@shill1444]

The action scenes in Lin's films are always stylized and well done but this was raw and hard hitting. The editing was amazing. Matter fact, this scene forced me to go out and buy my first Charger! Still going strong 200k miles later. Lol

[@tosic4097]

I thought I would watch 5 mins of this video and I ended up watching all of it, I thought half the video would be him talking about cgi, but I'm incredibly impressed at how "real" this all this.

[@jbl0ggs]

What a fantastic breakdown of all the scenes. Amazing talented people working behind the scenes.

[@DanieleGiorgino]

Stunt guys and VFX guys don't get paid enough.

[@dimkacracker]

ya why do actors get the millions?

[@storywala88]

True that, these people should get a percentage in the earnings. Imagine your favorite movies without great action and cgi.

[@hemingwaysbeard5915]

I would watch videos like this all the time. Great movie - great breakdown.

[@dannooooooo]

im not a fan of fast and furious but this is an incredible feat. they did something incredible

[@vasileconstantin8326]

Did he mention that they used a 9000 pound safe?

[@jldude84]

And they still had to cheat because the laws of physics would never allow two RWD cars with a combined load over the driven wheels of about 3,200# spread over about ~40 square inches of rubber contact patches to drag a 9,000# chunk of metal over a paved surface such as this, let alone at speed.

[@stefan_4508]

@@jldude84 yeah I still think it’s cap

[@ziq7503]

how did the wires didn't get tied up like my earphone does??!😂😂

[@---zq1cz]

Magic!

[@alexandercorado6893]

I dont get how they didnt get caught on the metal poles the vault rolled behind in glass building

[@pascalharrison6755]

bluetooth wires like my earbuds

[@whobitmyname]

4:22 Anybody else think for a split second that he was gonna say "we drugged a child..."

[@pascalharrison6755]

no, but lmao when I looked back at it

[@BumbleBeeProductions]

Wow, I subscribed because of this video... I want more, of how they plan and shoot these big scenes...

[@NathanWainwrightdotca]

This was so much fun to watch, love this film series, but man getting a breakdown has me love it even more.

[@scottpanno]

HOLY FORKING SHIRT THAT'S AWESOME. Makes me appreciate this scene even more.

[@SuperSaiyan3985]

It’s madness just how practical that scene is. MADNESS.

[@johnmason7526]

Great video!

[@imonvacationv2548]

take a shot every time he says "9000 pound vault"

[@streetballplayer100]

Such an awesome job!!! Thank you for sharing it with us! I really want to once become a part of sth big and epic like this!

[@dylanhavlicek4444]

this scene was CRAZY great idea

[@shakir4969]

i have a feeling some stunt guys are severely injured

[@rizleigh9141]

17:02 = serioussssssss paycheck for that guy

[@migwheels]

I love this behind the scenes!!! Why not on the DVD????

[@raf42]

Literally watched Fast Five for the first time last night. Great movie, great scene breakdown!

[@NickGreyden]

This was an awesome view. Super impressed that professionals can do so much practically and actually very surprised that more of these scenes weren't CGI. It would have been the easy thing to do, but obviously wouldn't have made for better shots.

[@addisynadkins9265]

he said “and broke his shoulder” so casually

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

It's insane how much of the stuff you saw on screen were real and actually WORKED.

[@georgehill3087]

I want to watch the behind the scenes shots much more than the movie itself.

[@Jdwest6]

Actors and stuntmen have been campaigning for a best stunt category at the Oscars. It's time.

[@shngsam8777]

we should have award for stunt coordinator and stun actors so many thoughts and risk going into making the scene great

[@playur2547]

Basically you can do ANYTHING with a billion+ dollar budget.

[@Kev27RS]

Very interesting! 👏

[@amadeuscharlez1761]

Please do more other these with him

[@MrProductionist]

What a genius this guy is. I am so amaze at how much it went into this scene and he makes it seem to simple.

[@FatherDyer1990]

Hearing the stories of the stunt dudes really in the trenches is fascinating.

[@dylanhavlicek4444]

this was legendary

[@butthole9580]

Your the reason we have these movies thxxx

[@thekingofcool2105]

Coolest yet dumbest scenes in movie history

[@jonesingjalopies5457]

Right. Like why didnt they use trucks like srt10 rams or a couple modded diesels

[@hotelvictortango]

now that's what I call *explosive action*

[@CheesyDoesItCooking]

this is fascinating

[@crowz6247]

This was great. Now give me 20 more hours of behind the scenes. Per film.

[@BussyConnoisseur]

Imagine that guy who almost got decapped for a fast and furious movie. That would suck.

[@dabbagh6734]

One of the best vids i watched on utube

[@classi-cal]

His comments about motorcycle stunt people are completely on point. It's no wonder you don't see motorcycle chase scenes in many movies due to the insanely dangerous nature of it.

[@Jaydotp]

i have so much respect for the recent Fast and Furious movies

[@epsilon_ai]

Needs more views

[@andrewsubtitle]

This is like the best clip ever

[@CBfilms28]

This was awesome!! Please do another fast and furious action scene breakdown.

[@EDM_2905]

They need to have a separate Oscar awards for stuntmen and women

[@hinamasayadini]

I like him. Get him to do more break down videos!

[@daivdninjabiomech7888]

best vanity fair video ever

[@Darksagan]

Wow all that could have been done in CGI, but that fact that they didnt make this franchise all the much better. Sick vid

[@octopusman52]

THIS should be a part of the oscars

[@RockerboiProduction]

I’ve been waiting for this haha

[@averagecitizen863]

He was also the stunt coordinator for knight rider , what a legend !

[@arthurhernandez]

Amazing!

[@Sam-mw5hx]

This is absolutely crazy! I love it

[@ES-YT]

Dang they put a lot of effort into these action scenes. But they do pay off for sure - great movie

[@brooklyn9400]

This was the best scene in the entire series.

[@RafidW9]

This is why this sequence is still the best in the series.

[@Frankovelli]

One thing is certain...those are some nice silk pajamas.

[@fao5917]

this took me by suprise. Can you do the same with the Tank on the Highway scene?

[@paulmcgarrigle5531]

Amazing Stunts

[@hsynsrky]

Practical fx

[@HighwayLand]

simply beyond belief! I am honestly shocked on how all of this was done! I knew it was real, but I had no clue it was THIS REAL! Maybe next time you guys can destroy 220 cars for a scene? Good luck on that! And why would anybody give this a thumbs down?

[@fuchoo2468]

Wow !!! Respect !!!

[@datsunpolo]

i love that scene , it's even better now ! crazy !

[@ElitesEngineering]

tbh I thought it was like 90% CGI. Impressive, wow.

[@unclefunk2427]

What I want to know is HOW MUCH DID THAT COST!?

[@johnconstantine7442]

i read a comment that this scene and the opening train scene were 25 mil

[@Maniac3020]

Towing around a real, 9,000lb safe is SO AWESOME!

[@amar4887]

Just remember that's a real 9.000 pound safe

[@blakeemery8712]

I thought most of this was CGI, this makes me respect the franchise a little more. Always thought 5 was the movie where everything went too far fetched.

[@Rikitikisiki]

Stunt people. Crazy. Essential.

[@Mix3dbyMark]

Amazing

[@mixtapeo7]

14:24 bad guys think about it once more

[@Jarrettthejet]

love seeing the live story boards

[@theprimagen]

This is art

[@Subypowa]

Jack Gill is legendary ....

[@cnash5647]

People are really quite creative when it comes to finding alternatives.