Word: stunted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...technology. Erik Estrada was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident on the set of TV's CHiPs in 1979. Another TV star, Peter Barton, suffered third-degree burns over 18% of his body in 1981 while filming his sci-fi series The Powers of Matthew Star. Dozens of stunt people and technicians have been involved in less publicized mishaps. In all, 214 members of the Screen Actors Guild (which includes stunt people) reported work-related injuries...
...than in Washington, where Redskins mania has been epitomized Running Back John Riggins' off-field military garb. Sales of military gear have "broken all records," according to Laura Loeb, manager of Washington's U.S. Military store. A city bus was even decorated in camouflage as a promotional stunt for the National Guard. Meanwhile in Hollywood, stars like Priscilla Barnes of Three's Company are donning camouflage and more exotic military wear. "I've sold flight coveralls to Raquel Welch," reports Jeff Stein, owner of the Camp Beverly Hills store. "She looks terrific in them...
...Planes for military stunt flyers--the Air Force's "Thunderbirds" and the Navy's Blue Angels--cost taxpayers over $200 million, with tens of millions more spent each year on the program. This is about twice as much as Reagan says he wants to save from cuts in school lunches and breakfasts...
...Jackson's diplomatic gambit. A State Department official said it was bound to "muddy the waters" of U.S. policy. "If he's there milling around," the official said, "we can't accomplish anything. It sends conflicting messages to the Syrians. It's just a political stunt...
...publishers of the Guide Gault-Millau plan to appeal the Mr. Chow verdict. Henri Millau suggested that the suit was "a publicity stunt," adding: "I guess that in the next few days people will flock to his restaurant and they will no doubt be sadly disappointed by the so-called authentic Chinese cooking." Said New York City Restaurant Critic Mimi Sheraton (who also pans Mr. Chow's): "It was the most outrageous award I've ever heard of. If this decision were upheld, I would feel inhibited in writing reviews in the future." At the very least...