The War Rig rollover sequence — the multi-axle truck collapsing onto its side mid-convoy — was performed practically using the actual picture-car War Rig with internal roll-cage reinforcement and a counterweighted impact rig. Multiple cameras (eight to twelve, depending on take) covered the sequence; reset between takes took roughly 24 hours.
Credits
Stunt team
Coordinator
Rigging
Equipment + technique
Internal roll-cage reinforcement
Welded steel frame inside the cab + trailer to maintain crew survival space during the roll.
Pneumatic flip-pad cannon
Ground-mounted ram triggering the directed roll on cue.
Vehicles
Picture car + tow rig
Picture car
Modifications
- ·internal roll-cage
- ·puppet driver rigging
- ·breakaway side panels
Towing rig
Self-Driven Into Rig
Prep company
ARK Stunts
Safety
Officer + bulletins
Bulletins observed
- SAG-AFTRA Bulletin #19 (Vehicles)
Rigging glossary
2 rigs used in this sequence
Each entry explains how the rig works mechanically and the safety bulletin that governs it. Click through for the full glossary detail.
vehicle
Cannon-roll
The pyrotechnic-driven barrel roll that sends a picture-car flipping end-over-end. The signature shot of the Bond and Mission: Impossible chase tradition.
vehicle
Pipe-ramp
The buried steel-ramp gag that lifts a moving vehicle into a barrel-roll without a cannon. Lower-budget cousin of the cannon-roll, used for chases where the rotation is less violent.
References
Further reading
- Mad Max: Fury Road — vehicle stunt breakdownfxguidefxguide