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David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

A coming-of-age documentary of Daniel Radcliffe and his stunt double David Holmes, whose close friendship endures a life-changing accident.

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Dan Hartley

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HBO Documentary Films,Sky Group,Lightbox Entertainment,Ripple Productions

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

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-(rumbling)
-(yelling) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-(rumbling) -(yelling)

-Big gaps between these.
-(kids chattering) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-Big gaps between these. -(kids chattering)

(screaming, laughing) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(screaming, laughing)

If they could try and do
something, I let them do it. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

If they could try and do something, I let them do it.

(indistinct chatter) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(indistinct chatter)

So, I spent from 5 years old - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

So, I spent from 5 years old

Presenter:
So, what's the difference
between a good one - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Presenter: So, what's the difference between a good one

A bad one is where you don't
get a good run up, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

A bad one is where you don't get a good run up,

He was probably... (sighs) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

He was probably... (sighs)

He already wanted to be
a stuntman, and it was-- - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

He already wanted to be a stuntman, and it was--

And at the time, his trainer - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

And at the time, his trainer

And after that, it was like
full-on gym for a purpose. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

And after that, it was like full-on gym for a purpose.

-(galloping)
-(indistinct chatter) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-(galloping) -(indistinct chatter)

Greg Powell:
My dad got into the business - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Greg Powell: My dad got into the business

(jazz music playing) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(jazz music playing)

(crashing) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(cinematic music playing) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(cinematic music playing)

And I remember one day, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

And I remember one day,

(cheering and applause) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(cheering and applause)

It was something about him,
you know? (laughs) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

It was something about him, you know? (laughs)

Next minute, he's over there,
"Dave, don't do that." (laughs) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Next minute, he's over there, "Dave, don't do...

(beeping) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Okay, boys.
Tonight's homework. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Okay, boys. Tonight's homework.

David:
Until a one-day film shoot - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

David: Until a one-day film shoot

(laughter, chatter) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(laughter, chatter)

What I remember is that
I mentioned Harry Potter, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

What I remember is that I mentioned Harry Potter,

(excited kids chattering) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(excited kids chattering)

-assistant director: Set!
And background action!
-Chris Columbus: Action! - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-assistant director: Set! And background action! -Chris Colu...

-(joyful music playing)
-David: And I got the job. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-(joyful music playing) -David: And I got the job.

I got the lead stunt double
for Daniel on the Potter films. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I got the lead stunt double for Daniel on the Potter films.

David:
I first started talking to Dan
and interacting with him - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

David: I first started talking to Dan and interacting with h...

Three chasers, two beaters,
one keeper, and a seeker. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Three chasers, two beaters, one keeper, and a seeker.

Daniel:
It would have been
around that scene - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Daniel: It would have been around that scene

-(whimsical music playing)
-(box rattling) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-(whimsical music playing) -(box rattling)

-(Daniel scoffs)
-crew member: Alright.
Here's another ball. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-(Daniel scoffs) -crew member: Alright. Here's another ...

(scoffs) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

But, you know
when you look at someone - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

But, you know when you look at someone

(set chatter) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

It was basically me being told, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

It was basically me being told,

He's gonna be your friend now." - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

He's gonna be your friend now."

So, like, as an 11-year-old.
I was like, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

So, like, as an 11-year-old. I was like,

Doing some gymnastics
and some fighting, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Doing some gymnastics and some fighting,

We'd go out for a jog
throughout all of the year, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

We'd go out for a jog throughout all of the year,

Twice a week,
he'd come over to me, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Twice a week, he'd come over to me,

And then we built up
a really close relationship. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

And then we built up a really close relationship.

Daniel:
He was only a few years
older than me, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Daniel: He was only a few years older than me,

Obviously,
doing physical stuff, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Obviously, doing physical stuff,

Assistant director:
Right. Everyone, quiet,
please! Quiet. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Assistant director: Right. Everyone, quiet, please! Quiet.

I didn't have any context
for how remarkable it was, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I didn't have any context for how remarkable it was,

As soon as I got the part,
there was an article - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

As soon as I got the part, there was an article

Daniel:
I remember telling
Emma and Rupert, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Daniel: I remember telling Emma and Rupert,

"Like, this is very--
People think-- - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

"Like, this is very-- People think--

David:
He was a young kid like
I was in "Lost In Space" - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

David: He was a young kid like I was in "Lost In Space&...

(crowd cheering) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(crowd cheering)

(crowd screaming) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(crowd screaming)

18 years old, I had a check
for 65,000 pounds. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

18 years old, I had a check for 65,000 pounds.

Interviewer:
Daniel, do you think your life - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Interviewer: Daniel, do you think your life

I think if my life
was gonna change, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I think if my life was gonna change,

On a day-to-day level,
I was a teenager at home - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

On a day-to-day level, I was a teenager at home

And then, I went to work, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

And then, I went to work,

Amazing. I'll never-- - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Amazing. I'll never--

(excited screaming) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(excited screaming)

-Tree comes down and hits!
-(creaks) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-Tree comes down and hits! -(creaks)

-(bang)
-(screaming) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-(bang) -(screaming)

-(screaming)
-(bang) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-(screaming) -(bang)

-Even at 24 frames...
-Daniel: There's a certain
version of it - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-Even at 24 frames... -Daniel: There's a certain versio...

But the people
that I was closest to - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

But the people that I was closest to

That's Will. He's odd. (giggles) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

That's Will. He's odd. (giggles)

-And it's the Flying
Scotsman Steve!
-(Will laughs) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-And it's the Flying Scotsman Steve! -(Will laughs)

-Close the door! Open the door!
-(performers grunt) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-Close the door! Open the door! -(performers grunt)

(laughter) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I was an apprentice, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I was an apprentice,

Basically, he ran up,
barged me over, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Basically, he ran up, barged me over,

He would just give me
genuine advice, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

He would just give me genuine advice,

I remember him telling me
to shave. (laughs) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I remember him telling me to shave. (laughs)

-Petrificus totalus.
-(wand zaps) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-Petrificus totalus. -(wand zaps)

I didn't even know
what I'd done. I just-- - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I didn't even know what I'd done. I just--

It's so good. He hits it
so flat and so square. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

It's so good. He hits it so flat and so square.

This is a fall that is now
colloquially known - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

This is a fall that is now colloquially known

Can both of you just bungle me?
Jump on top of me, okay? - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Can both of you just bungle me? Jump on top of me, okay?

And you can grab my nose,
pull my chin up, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

And you can grab my nose, pull my chin up,

(all grunting, struggling) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

(all grunting, struggling)

You have to do six sports
to a ridiculously high level. - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

You have to do six sports to a ridiculously high level.

-(set chatter)
-Daniel: I really wanted
to be a stuntman, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-(set chatter) -Daniel: I really wanted to be a stuntman,

I don't think I'll ever be able
to backflip like Dave can." - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I don't think I'll ever be able to backflip like D...

-Mike Newell: Cut it!
-(whirring) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

-Mike Newell: Cut it! -(whirring)

There was a bike saddle
on a broom, - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

There was a bike saddle on a broom,

But Dave was up there,
my God, Dave was up there - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

But Dave was up there, my God, Dave was up there

(inaudible) - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I was up there doing
all the dangerous rehearsals - David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

I was up there doing all the dangerous rehearsals

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A coming-of-age documentary of Daniel Radcliffe and his stunt double David Holmes, whose close friendship endures a life-changing accident.

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Director: Dan Hartley

Writer: N/A

Production: HBO Documentary Films,Sky Group,Lightbox Entertainment,Ripple Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 71/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 15 Nov 2023

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

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