How many stunt performers were there on the Batman?
Dave: Now keep in mind, I was not a stunt man – I came in through the back door. I think now I would be a bit more careful in how that was done, but back then I had no idea. They had about 25 stunt guys on set. ral: How many stunt men played Batman? Dave: As Batman, on the first one, there was me and another guy, Sean McCabe – God bless and rest his soul – who passed away quite a while ago. Sean McCabe was the original guy. ral: Was there much input from you into the fighting scenes on Batman? Dave: Not really no. I just came off the slow boat from China, so if I didn’t know much about a stunt punch I certainly didn’t know about the cameras either. So whatever they came up with I went out and did it. The second one was completely different. By that time I had already done “Tango & Cash”. I did a crash course and I learnt real fast about fights, cameras and what works and what doesn’t work. For example, Batman doesn’t have time to do spinning kicks and have a fight with you unless you’r
