Grant Page (born 1939) is an Australian stuntman who worked mostly during the seventies and eighties. Page was the stunt coordinator for the popular Australian action movies ''

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'' (1975) and ''

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'' (1979), as well as other Australian and overseas films including the cult horror flick '' Death Ship'' (1980). He starred in the 1970s Australian TV series ''Danger Freaks'', which, while ostensibly a documentary of his professional work with various stunt performers, emphasized the spectacular visual results from these collaborations. Grant featured in a cameo appearance in the '' Blur'' music video ''

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'' One of the things Grant Page is best remembered for is a failed stunt attempt on ''

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'' during 1977 in which he attempted to jump over a moving car. He eventually tried the stunt again, this time successfully, on the same show in 1983. Page played the killer in ''

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'' (1981), which is the favorite Australian film of

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. Page starred, along with the band

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, in the 1978 movie '' Stunt Rock'', which combined a fictional plotline about a female journalist who is intrigued by stuntman Page with stunts by Page and musical performances by

, a hard rock band who incorporated magic into their act.

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Interview with George Negus
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