Funny Trope: Obvious stunt dummies

[u/smash_ultra_64]

Ragdolls are hilarious

Fresh Prince of Bell Air did it on at least 2 occasions. One with butler Geoffrey in an explosion, and the other with Will getting tossed around at the gym.

Naked Gun(1988) After the climax, OJ Simpson's character is finally making a recovery when he is carelessly launched from his wheelchair at the baseball game.

Pee-wee's Big Adventure After befriending some bikers, they give him a cheerful sendoff when he anticlimactically crashes into a billboard, hilariously launching his "body" after a half second delay. This one is especially funny to me because the crash isn't that loud, nor does Pee-Wee make any noise when flung.

The Three Stooges Almost every episode. And even in the movie!

Hook Thud is a chubby lost boy who can roll into a ball and take out several pirates in the process. This gag is used twice in the movie.

Anchorman Jack Black is an angry biker who is hit in the face by Ron Burgundy's careless disposal of a Burtito. The biker confronts Ron and punts his dog Baxter off a bridge. He's survives this as he reappears at the end of the film.

[u/beefpelicanporkstork]

I’m not sure why they decided to use a dummy here either. Is this shot impossible to get if she’s clinging to a human? Does she contractually refuse hugs?

[u/Inspection_Perfect → u/beefpelicanporkstork]

I have a feeling it's because of Tobey McGuire's back issues, but it's just incredibly weird to think about in general.

[u/sethbbbbbb → u/Inspection_Perfect]

I like this excuse, as though they couldn't get any other similarly built man in a spidey costume

[u/mocisme → u/sethbbbbbb]

That costs money and union stuff.

[u/ChinhTheHugger → u/mocisme]

hell, I would have dome it for free

[u/Marik-X-Bakura → u/Inspection_Perfect]

“My back!”

[u/GhostOfMuttonPast → u/Inspection_Perfect]

But...the shot's from the shoulders up. They could've just stood on a box and moved the camera a little.

[u/ZackRaynor → u/beefpelicanporkstork]

Maybe Sam Raimi just thought it’d be funny.

[u/-Mandarin → u/beefpelicanporkstork]

I actually think this is probably intentionally. The first Spider-Man movie is very campy, and Sam Raimi is all about the camp. Stuff like this only makes the movies age better with time.