Red Trousers The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen (2003)

A short action film interwoven into a documentary tells the story of the legendary unsung heroes of Hong Kong film the stuntmen and women This film features the worlds most illustrious stuntmen and many current working stuntmen profiled through interviews and clips that showcase their work It explores their deathdefying feats and foolhardy working methods and traces their origin back to the original Hong Kong stuntmen known as red trousers a term used to describe acrobats in Peking Opera By incorporating the martial arts fantasy adventure short action film Lost Time the viewer is given an actual account of how stunts are created and executed on film