Grant Page was a daring stunt performer from such Australian films as “Mad Max,” “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” and “The Man from Hong Kong.”
- Died: March 14, 2024 (Who else died on March 14?)
- Details of death: Died in New South Wales, Australia, in an auto accident at the age of 85.
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Grant Page’s legacy
Page was a key figure in the so-called Ozploitation movement, an Australian-born genre of low budget, high-action films best known for the influential 1979 movie “Mad Max.” Page attended the University of Adelaide and later trained with the Commandos special forces unit in Australia, acquiring skills he’d eventually put to work on the big screen.
Beginning with 1975’s “The Man from Hong Kong” and “The Love Epidemic,” Page made a name for himself as a reliable and daring stuntman and stunt coordinator in the Australian film industry. His work in 1979’s “Mad Max,” in which he barreled a car through a full-loaded caravan, helped make the movie a cult classic and spawned a successful film franchise. He also worked with director George Miller in 1985’s “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.”
Other works include the cult favorite “Stunt Rock,” a mockumentary starring Page, the thriller “Road Games,” and “Mad Dog Morgan,” in which he leaps off an 80-foot cliff while doubling for Dennis Hopper. Even after he stopped doing major stunts himself, Page continued to work as a stunt coordinator right up until 2020’s “The Legend of Five.”
Tributes to Grant Page
Full obituary: The Hollywood Reporter
