

BASE jumping is certainly a very cinematic sport, with the incredible visuals it offers. His reasons for doing so remain largely a mystery. The following day Boenish died while attempting a second jump off a cliff he had previously considered too dangerous. This led to them travelling to Norway to take part in a television event where they broke the world record after jumping off the imposing Trollveggen cliffs. Boenish met his wife Jean at one of the early screenings of his films and they would go on to become an important team who would ceaselessly promote BASE jumping. While this is primarily a celebration of its main character and the sport he created. This is a very handsome looking documentary, which is also sound-tracked to a selection of very well chosen contemporary music. As such, there is a lot of great footage to be enjoyed here, including some stunning new aerial photography made specifically for the film, where we sweep over cliffs and latterly follow a man in an extraordinary flying suit. Aside from a few dramatic re-enactments with actors, this is all original material.

Of great benefit to the film-makers here, Boenish made recordings of most of the dives he was involved in in fact he said that the recording of it was completely integral to it. Needless to say, he was (quite reasonably) at odds with the authorities who were very nervous about the safety of such a new and seemingly dangerous pastime.
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The sport became Boenish's life and he went on to plan a series of jumps including the El Capitan cliff-face in Yosemite and skyscrapers under construction in Los Angeles. This sport involved the participant diving off vertigo inducing heights in order to free-fall for a number of pulse-pounding seconds only to pull a parachute as late as is safely possible. The Sunshine Superman of the title is Carl Boenish, who was a recreational skydiver who developed a new offshoot extreme sport which would go on to be called BASE jumping (Buildings ? Antennas ? Spans (bridges) ? Earth (cliffs)).

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I give this movie 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 10 to 18. In the movie, Carl says he hopes his jumping will inspire other people that they can conquer their fears seeing he and his fellow jumpers do these jumps that most of us could never dream of doing. Carl Boenish and his fellow jumpers are basically fun-loving adventurers. This film teaches us to admire and appreciate the beauty and awe of nature that the jumps provide for the BASE jumpers. Boenish's passion for jumping and making sure he can always record it on camera. I am impulsive and very passionate about the interests I have so I can relate to Mr. It is wonderful to see the excitement of both Carl and his wife when they successfully break the world record. My favorite part of the movie is when Carl Boenish and his wife break a Guinness record by jumping from Trollveggen in Western Norway and seeing it recorded in a prime time U.S. The footage and cinematography really make the viewer see the beauty and awe inspiring view that the jumpers have while they jumped. The movie reflects her passion for Carl Boenish. Marah Strauch, the director of this movie spent over eight years making it. sports special hosted by David Frost, Boenish and his wife were able to break a Guinness record by jumping from Trollveggen in Western Norway. Carl Boenish said he has respect for nature's laws but not necessarily man's laws and he had legal trouble in El Capitan for jumping off the vacant Crocker building in downtown Los Angeles. Bridges) and natural precipices such as cliffs. BASE jumping, as coined by Boenish, stand for jumping off four types of starting points including buildings, antennas, spans (i.e.

He said it was very important for him to be able to photograph each jump to share it with others to inspire other people. He overcame his polio and started his career as an engineer. Boenish could not walk for a year due to his polio. He had childhood polio that he got from a vaccination. Many of Boenish's surviving colleagues as well as his wife help to tell the viewer the story of his life. I learned so much about Carl Boenish's life as an aerial cinematographer and the father of BASE jumping. If you enjoy seeing a documentary movie with awe inspiring cinematography that will educate, inspire and amaze you than you will love Sunshine Superman.
