If not for Robert Zemeckis paying attention, Michael J. Fox might not be alive.
The Big Picture Michael J. Fox was the king of the 1980s thanks to his Emmy-winning role as Alex P. Keaton in the sitcom Family Ties, followed by his transition to movies as Marty McFly in the pop culture-changing Back to the Future. The success of that movie led to two sequels being filmed back-to-back. Back to the Future Part II took Marty and Doc Brown thirty years into their future, to a 2015 where cars finally flew.
Marty is now out to rescue his old friend, and then he meets the evil Tannen and his gang. They attack McFly and drag him by their horses through the street, arriving at the courthouse which is still in the process of being built. There they string McFly up for a public hanging. Marty looks done for, grasping at the noose around his neck and gasping for breath, when his savior appears in the form of Doc Brown. Doc uses the scope of his rifle to shoot the rope and free Marty from certain death.
In the scene, the only thing saving Marty McFly is that he's able to get his hands up and between the rope and his neck, giving him just enough space to breathe. Michael J. Fox then offered to just do that himself. He'd take the box out and hang there with his hands between the rope. It's hard to believe something like this would be allowed, but the stunt was given the greenlight.
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