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- Known For
- Crew
- Born
- October 10, 1943
- Place of Birth
- Pleasantville, New York, USA
- Died
- January 8, 1987
Victor Magnotta
Magnotta was known in the film industry as a stunt coordinator for numerous features shot in New York during the 1970s and 1980s. In addition to handling the stunts on "Taxi Driver," Magnotta lent his expertise to films like Brian De Palma's "Dressed to Kill," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club," Ron Howard's "Splash" and Russel Mulcahy's "Highlander," among many other titles. Magnotta's final screen credit was as coordinator and stunt performer in the 1988 film "The In Crowd." While performing a stunt for the 1987 film "The Squeeze" which required him to drive a car off a ramp and into the Hudson River, a specially designed Plexiglass windshield trapped him inside the car after it entered the water, resulting in Magnotta's death at the age of 43.
Filmography
movieThe Squeeze
1987 · Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Believers
1987 · Stunts
movieIshtar
1987 · Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Secret of My Success
1987 · Stunt Coordinator
movieOutrageous Fortune
1987 · Stunts
movieHighlander
1986 · Stunt Coordinator
movieAfter Hours
1985 · Dead Man
movieFinnegan Begin Again
1985 · Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Cotton Club
1984 · Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Bounty
1984 · Stunts Coordinator
movieSplash
1984 · Stunts
movieAmityville II: The Possession
1982 · Stunt Coordinator
movieThe World According to Garp
1982 · First Coach
movieThe Soldier
1982 · Bruiser
movieFighting Back
1982 · Stunt Coordinator
movieEndless Love
1981 · Stunt Coordinator
movieRaging Bull
1980 · Fighting Soldier (Reeves Fight)
movieA Private Battle
1980
movieDressed to Kill
1980 · Stunt Coordinator
movieSimon
1980 · Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
movieThe Halloween That Almost Wasn't
1979 · Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Wanderers
1979 · Stunt Coordinator
movieThe Warriors
1979 · Police
movieSomebody Killed Her Husband
1978 · Stunt Coordinator
movieTaxi Driver
1976 · Secret Service Photographer
movieWho's That Knocking at My Door
1968 · Boy in Fight, Set Designer
movieIt's Not Just You, Murray!
1964 · , Costume Design