Pulling off Epic Gun Stunts

November 14, 2018, 07:32 AM

https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/the-man-behind-the...

If you watch the end credits of the Coen brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs carefully, one credit pops out: “Gunslinger — Joey Rocketshoes Dillon.” It’s not hard to guess that “gunslinger” is a jokey credit for gun trainer, but you might be surprised to learn that “Rocketshoes” is not a nickname: Dillon legally changed his middle name after a teen stunt that involved tying tiny rockets to his legs to run faster. A self-described “freak Western enthusiast” and quick-draw...