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The Plot Thickens

Bonus Episode: Bob Minor & Jadie David

The Plot Thickens

TCM Podcasts

Tv & Film, Film History

4.84.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Legendary stunt performers Jadie David and Bob Minor go in-depth about their most dangerous stunts, working with Pam Grier, and breaking through as Black stuntpeople in the early 70s.

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0:00.0

I got started back when I was 22 years old,

0:03.7

and I used to ride my horse in Burbank, California.

0:07.1

I used to keep my horse out there

0:08.5

at the same place you would ride her horse in Burbank.

0:10.6

And Bob, you still is right up to me and try to talk to me.

0:13.7

I said, wow, this girl will make a good double for Pam Greer.

0:17.0

And one day, he said, you know, I'm going to put you in the movies.

0:20.4

She thought I was a guy.

0:21.6

I was just trying to put the make on her.

0:24.4

And so Bob gave me a call,

0:26.5

and that was the beginning of my clear as a stunt woman.

0:29.9

Hey there, Ben here.

0:40.9

Today's bonus episode features two long-time co-workers of Pam Greer,

0:44.9

JD David and Bob Mine.

0:46.9

Bob and JD became stunt performers at a time

0:49.9

when the stunt business was almost entirely white.

0:52.9

They've had long, impressive careers on and off the screen,

0:56.4

and they've both been part of some truly incredible stunts.

0:59.9

Listen and enjoy.

1:01.9

I was a pretty decent athlete,

1:12.9

and my athleticism was in the paper.

1:15.4

And there's a guy named William Cockroo

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