Last stunt for Rémy Julienne

Rémy Julienne performed his last stunt against the coronavirus. He has just passed away at the age of 90.

Who was Rémy Julienne?

Rémy Julienne was born on April 17, 1930, in Cepoy, in Loiret. Cinema and motorsports were his passions. At 24, he bought his first motocross bike and became French champion in 500 cm3 in 1957. Thanks to his second place, during the 1960 and 1962 seasons, he was selected several times for the French team.

A stuntman career lasting nearly 50 years

Recruited by stuntman Gil Delamare, head of special effects, he follows in the footsteps of the most famous stuntmen of the time.

He doubles Jean Marais on the set of « Fantômas » in 1964. It is the beginning of an adventure which will last nearly 50 years. He will double the big stars including Yves Montand, Alain Delon, Roger Moore or Sean Connery. He participates in 6 « James Bond » and collaborates with the great directors of French cinema. His name is in the credits of films such as « Le Mur de l’Atlantique » (Marcel Camus), « Le Solitaire » (Jacques Deray), « Le Cerveau », « La Grande Vadrouille » (Gérard Oury), « L’Aventure c ‘is the adventure « (Claude Lelouch). He regulates the stunts and doubles the big actors.

In total, there are over 1,400 productions to his credit (400 films in the cinema, television series, advertisements (Fiat, Citroën), mechanical shows, etc.).

An international career

In 1966, his career took an international turn, after the death of Gil Delamare. He stars in the « James Bond » (« For Your Eyes Only », « Octopussy », « Dangerously Yours », « Killing Is Not Playing », « License to Kill » and « Golden Eye »),

In France, he doubles the scene of the nun in 2 CV in the series of « Gendarmes of St Tropez. We find him in 1971 in the Athens chase for the film by Henri Verneuil, » Le Casse « .

In 1980, he performed a stunt of the most perilous in « Le Guignolo ». He flies over Venice, suspended from a helicopter, in place of Jean-Paul Belmondo, however well known for carrying out his stunts himself.

Motorboat career

1982: he wins the 24 Hours of motor boating in Rouen with Bruno Masurier and Jean-Claude Bouttier.

1986: his mechanical show in Bologna is a huge success with 1,600,000 spectators in just nine days of performance

2002: Disneyland Paris orders a « Moteurs, Action » attraction. His youngest son, Dominique is in charge of the study and design of all the technical elements (vehicles, waterfall infrastructure). He takes care of the staging and training of stunt pilots and technicians. He studies and develops stunts.

2005: Disney-MGM Studios decides to program the show identically in Florida.

Judicial reconstitution

Following a series of murders, including that of a British student, in October 1999, justice asked Rémy Julienne to reconstruct the facts. Sid Ahmed Rezala (« The killer of the trains ») had thrown Isabel Peake from the Limoges-Paris train.

This reconstruction took place in early 2000, near the Chabenet station in the Indre. It featured mannequins weighted down and thrown from a train running at over 125 km / h to determine the circumstances of the assault. Despite this, the aggressor was not tried, he was killed in Portugal before his extradition.

Dramatic accident

In August 1999, a fatal accident occurred during the filming of « Taxi 2 ». The cameraman Alain Dutartre dies and Rémy Julienne, in charge of the stunts is sentenced to 18 months suspended prison sentence and a fine of 13,000 euros. On appeal, in June 2009, he obtained a 6-month suspended prison sentence and a 2,000-euro fine. Following 2 myocardial infarctions, he did not attend the 2 trials and requested a postponement (refused). The Court of Cassation agreed with him.

Death and inheritance

On January 11, 2021, Rémy Julienne entered the Montargis hospital in intensive care. Severely affected by the coronavirus, he died in hospital on January 21, at the age of 90, from the consequences of Covid-19.

The new generation, his sons and his grandson, all 3 stuntmen, will take over from the late Rémy Julienne.

Dominique, born in 1956, made his debut in the 70s. He had to replace his father injured during the filming of « Peur sur la ville » in 1974. He and his brother Dominique, born in 1963, are coordinators of the car stunts . This is also the case for David, son of Michel.

Rémy Julienne will be buried in the Cepoy cemetery in the family vault.

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