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Behind the Wheel of Chaos:
Corey M. Eubanks
The Stories Behind the Stunts (Part 1)
This is a special edition release of the K&F Show! We were lucky enough this week to have Corey Eubanks on the show, live an in person. This is Part 1 (or 2) of his interview. Part 2 will release next week, but as a benefit to our Patreon supporters we’ve posted the ENTIRE Full length interview there NOW! Go to https://www.patreon.com/c/kfshow to sign up!
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Tere are some people you interview where you realize pretty quickly—you’re not just talking to someone who was there… you’re talking to someone who was the moment. That’s exactly what this conversation with Corey M. Eubanks turned into.
If you’ve watched movies or television anytime in the last 40+ years, chances are you’ve seen his work—you just didn’t know it. Corey is one of those guys who lives in the space between the actor and the audience. He’s the one making the impossible look real. The one behind the wheel when everything goes sideways. And the one who, more often than not, is the reason the scene worked in the first place.
What struck me right out of the gate is how all of this started—not in a stunt school, not through some Hollywood pipeline—but in a boxing gym. Corey was discovered while training for Golden Gloves competition, which eventually led to his first stunt opportunity and a career that would span decades and touch just about every corner of the industry.
From there, it didn’t take long before he found himself working on The Dukes of Hazzard, and that’s where things really started to click. Not just because of the cars—but because of the people. Corey talks about learning by watching, riding shotgun, feeling what the car was doing through someone else’s hands before ever taking full control himself. That kind of apprenticeship doesn’t exist much anymore, and you can hear it in the way he describes it. It wasn’t just technique—it was instinct.
And that instinct carried him far beyond Hazzard County.
Over the years, Corey has doubled for some of the biggest names in Hollywood—guys like Sylvester Stallone, Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, and Mark Wahlberg—while quietly building a reputation as one of the most trusted stunt drivers in the business. His résumé reads like a highlight reel of modern action films, from Cobra to Starsky & Hutch to Fast Five.
But what makes this conversation special isn’t the credits—it’s the honesty.
Corey doesn’t sugarcoat what this work really is. He talks about the pranks, the pressure, the moments where you’re trusting that everything was built right, tightened correctly, and ready to do what it’s supposed to do… because once you commit, there’s no backing out. There’s no “cut” until it’s over. And sometimes, even when everything should go right, it doesn’t.
That’s where the stories get real.
There’s a moment in this episode where we get into his experience on Starsky & Hutch, and it’s one of those rare behind-the-scenes looks where ego, physics, and timing all collide at once. You can hear it in his voice—he knows exactly when things crossed the line from controlled to unpredictable. And instead of hiding from it, he owns it. That’s the difference between someone who just did the job and someone who built a career out of it.
And then there’s Fast Five.
If you’ve seen it, you already know the scene. That prison bus rolling violently down the road, flipping in a way that feels almost too real to be staged. That’s because it was. Corey was behind one of the most ambitious vehicular stunts ever attempted—cannon-rolling a 42,000-pound bus multiple times at highway speed. A stunt so complex and dangerous it earned him one of his three Taurus World Stunt Awards.
That’s the kind of work we’re talking about here. Not CGI. Not trick photography. Real machines. Real consequences. Real people inside.
And yet, for all of that, what stands out most is how grounded Corey is. He talks about the work the same way a craftsman talks about building something with his hands. There’s pride in it—but also respect for how quickly things can go wrong.
Which brings us to where we leave this one.
Toward the end of this episode, Corey starts setting up a story involving a Jeep… and the General Lee. You can feel the tone shift. This isn’t a funny story. This isn’t a prank. This is one of those moments where everything lines up in a way that changes you.
And just as he says, “Here’s what happened that day…”
We stop.
Because what comes next deserves its own space. That will come on NEXT week’s episode (but it’s available now on Patreon if you just can’t wait that long – https://www.patreon.com/c/kfshow).
Movie Highlights & Stunt Legacy
Cobra (1986)
- Release Date: May 23, 1986
- Budget: ~$25 million
- Box Office: ~$49 million (domestic)
- Director: George P. Cosmatos
- Writer: Sylvester Stallone
- Producers: The Cannon Group
- Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni
Corey handled much of the stunt driving while doubling Stallone, helping deliver the raw, aggressive car action that defined this era of filmmaking.
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
- Release Date: March 5, 2004
- Budget: ~$60 million
- Box Office: ~$170 million (worldwide)
- Director: Todd Phillips
- Writers: John O’Brien, Scot Armstrong, Todd Phillips
- Producers: Red Hour Productions, Weed Road Pictures
- Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn
This is where Corey’s now-infamous crash story comes from—the “one more take” moment where instinct, speed, and ego all collided.
Fast Five (2011)
- Release Date: April 29, 2011
- Budget: ~$125 million
- Box Office: ~$630 million (worldwide)
- Director: Justin Lin
- Writer: Chris Morgan
- Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Vin Diesel, Michael Fottrell
- Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson
Corey helped execute one of the most insane practical stunts ever filmed—a full-scale bus roll at speed that pushed both engineering and human limits, earning industry-wide recognition.
Follow & Support Corey M. Eubanks
If you enjoyed this episode—and trust us, there’s a lot more where this came from—be sure to check out Corey’s official site. It’s the best place to stay up to date on his live events, appearances, autobiography, and behind-the-scenes stunt stories that you won’t hear anywhere else.
👉 Visit Corey here: https://coreymeubanks.com/
This is one of those rare opportunities to follow someone who didn’t just witness Hollywood history—he helped create it.
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