Live and Let Die- Crocodile Jump

Here’s the scene from the movie.

Here’s the footage of the outtakes.  Notice how, after the second jump, the crocodiles were more prepared, so to speak, for the subsequent jumps.

Fun facts:

  • The ‘stuntman’, Ross Kananga, was the owner of the crocodile farm where the scene was shot.
  • During location scouting, the film crew chanced upon the farm after noticing a sign that said ‘TRESPASSERS WILL BE EATEN’. 
  • Kananga inspired the screenwriter, Tom Mankiewicz, to name the villain of the movie after him. 
  • Kananga suggested the stunt of jumping on the crocodiles.
  • The crocodile jump took weeks of preparation and involved tying down the legs of the crocodiles. 
  • In the words of the director, Guy Hamilton, Kananga was “an absolutely marvellous man, a complete lunatic”.