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Description: In the spirit of his mentor, Harry Houdini,
Gallup also often accepts death-defying escape challenges while
touring internationally. Not only do these live escape challenges
become major international media events to promote Gallups live
touring show, but they also make for exciting footage to be later
incorporated into his television specials. Two such challenges
from his recent tour of Australia are featured in his prime-time
special currently airing on the USA Network, "Gallup Extreme
Magic: Live on Tour". For the first one, Victoria Police
challenged Gallup to replicate Houdinis near fatal underwater
Queen St. Bridge Jump Escape. From the very same bridge, almost
ninety years to the day, Gallup was handcuffed, arm manacled,
leg chained and thrown into the frigid river below. Surviving
that, the popular Australian television show, "Who Dares
Wins", challenged Gallup to the Rialto Tower Hang and Burn
Escape where he was straight jacketed and suspended upside-down
by a burning rope from the top of the tallest building in the
southern hemisphere. As Gallup bluntly puts it, "When the
consequence of a mistake is plummeting headfirst one thousand
feet to the pavement below, you do your best not make any!"
Program Title: Gallup Extreme Magic: Live on Tour
Clip Title: Bridge Jump and Rialto Tower Tease
Clip Length: :23 sec.
Produced by: Gallup Extreme Productions and Brisun Productions
Additional Info: If you would like additional information on this program, or other of Robert Gallup's Extreme Magic & Deadly Escapes TV, Touring or Live Event productions click here.
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