Eight seconds of glory, decades of physical therapy.
Rodeo is a tough way to make a living-that's what this video is all about. These are the hardest hit, toughest rides, most heart pounding moments of the 1989 Season of the world famous Mesquite Championship Rodeo.
Practical Effects
Zero CGI, 100% actual humans getting destroyed by animals.
Production
Glorious late-80s cable access aesthetic throughout.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mesquite Rodeo was the first weekly televised rodeo in America, essentially inventing the sport's broadcast format. This VHS is pure fossilized testosterone.
Don Gay is an eight-time world champion bull rider—so when HE calls these the worst wrecks, they genuinely almost killed people. The man knows carnage.
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