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Isle of Man TT Movie Films Fireball Crash Stunt at the Verandah

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Production on the Channing Tatum-led TT racing film "Isle of Man" staged a two-bike collision-and-fireball stunt at the Verandah on the Mountain Road. A local witness described bikes launched via a compressed-air catapult rail system, with the road closed for two days. Real TT racers including Ian Lougher served as stunt doubles.

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Toshio Araki

POP CULTURE EDITOR

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Toshio ArakiMotorcycle Manga · Motorcycle Films Commentary

This is the kind of shoot that makes you want to say, "I remember the first time I saw that scene." The Verandah is where Conor Cummins actually crashed back in 2010. Staging a fictional fireball on the same tarmac that carries that real memory — as someone who loved motorcycles before I understood them, I can feel how seriously this production is taking it.