Gary Jensen Gary Jensen is a stuntman , stunt actor , stunt coordinator and second unit director who worked as assistant stunt coordinator for Dennis Madalone on episodes of . Jensen was the stunt coordinator for the comic adaptation " X - Men " ( 2000 ) and its sequel " X2 " ( 2003 ) on which he worked with Patrick Stewart , Famke Janssen , Bruce Davison , and director Bryan Singer . Jensen is related to fellow stuntmen Ben Jensen and Ethan Jensen . Jensen started to work in the entertainment industry in the late 1970s with stunt acting work on the television series " The Quest " ( 1976 , with Ned Romero , John Anderson , Mariette Hartley , Eric Server , Jorge Cervera , Jr . , Evelyn Guerrero , stunt coordinator Gary Combs , and director Corey Allen ) and " B . J . and the Bear " ( 1978 - 1981 ) on which he also worked as second unit director . In the 1980s he performed stunts in the horror comedy " Motel Hell " ( 1980 , with Dick Butler , Bill Catching , Laurie Creach , Leslie Hoffman , and Sharon Schaffer ) , the science fiction film " TRON " ( 1982 , with Gary Epper , Donna Garrett , Al Jones , and Glenn R . Wilder ) , the fantasy film " The Beastmaster " ( 1982 ) , the action comedy " Timerider : The Adventure of Lyle Swann " ( 1982 , with Bill Catching and Harry Wowchuck ) , the drama " Hellhole " ( 1985 ) , the action film " Eye of the Tiger " ( 1986 , with Jim Wilkey , Bernie Pock , Gene LeBell , Steve Kelso , Eddie Hice , Shane Dixon , Nick Dimitri , and Tony Brubaker ) , the science fiction comedy " Hell Comes to Frogtown " ( 1988 , with John Gillespie , Alan Marcus , and Cherie Tash ) , the action drama " Defense Play " ( 1988 ) , the thriller " Blind Fury " ( 1989 ) , and the horror film " Shocker " ( 1989 , with Charlie Brewer , Anthony Cecere , Greg Gault , Dennis Madalone , Charlie Skeen , Patricia Tallman , and Tim Trella ) . His work as stunt coordinator includes the music drama " FM " ( 1978 ) , the drama " Independence Day " ( 1983 ) , the horror film " Nightmares " ( 1983 , with Dennis Madalone and Steve Kelso ) , the television mini series " Space " ( 1985 ) , the horror film " The Return of the Living Dead " ( 1985 ) , the horror film " Evil Dead II " ( 1987 ) , the drama " Miracle Mile " ( 1988 , with Denise Crosby , Eugene Collier , John Gillespie , Ben Jensen , Kim Koscki , Ken Lesco , Dennis Madalone , Paula Moody , and Lincoln Simonds ) , the horror comedy " Chrome Hearts " ( 1989 ) , and the sequel " Stepfather II " ( 1989 , with Terry O ' Quinn and Meg Foster ) . In 1989 he started to work as stunt coordinator on fourteen television specials of " Perry Mason " until 1994 . Further credits as stunt coordinator include the horror film " Tremors " ( 1990 , with George Colucci , John Gillespie , Ben and Ethan Jensen , Jeff Imada , and Al Simon ) , the crime drama " The Grifters " ( 1990 ) , the action film " Diplomatic Immunity " ( 1991 ) , the comedy sequel " Mannequin : On the Move " ( 1991 ) , the drama " Hero " ( 1992 ) , the fantasy comedy " Super Mario Bros . " ( 1993 ) , the crime drama " The Usual Suspects " ( 1995 , directed by Bryan Singer ) , the comedy " McHale ' s Navy " ( 1997 ) , the thriller " Apt Pupil " ( 1998 , directed by Bryan Singer and with Dustin Courtney , Ben Jensen , Lane Leavitt , and Kenny Bates ) , the fantasy comedy " Dogma " ( 1999 ) , the comedy " Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back " ( 2001 ) , the comedy sequel " Clerks II " ( 2006 ) , and the comedy " Zack and Miri Make a Porno " ( 2008 ) . Jensen occasionally worked as stuntman on the sequel " Young Guns II " ( 1990 ) , the drama " Little Man Tate " ( 1991 ) , the science fiction comedy " Mom and Dad Save the World " ( 1992 , with Christine Anne Baur , Chuck Borden , George Colucci , Chuck Courtney , B . J . Davis , Christopher Doyle , Rosine " Ace " Hatem , Dan Koko , Gene LeBell , Ken Lesco , Irving E . Lewis , Dennis Madalone , Tom Morga , John Nowak , Frank Orsatti , Lynn Salvatori , Lincoln Simonds , and Tim Trella ) , the adventure " The River Wild " ( 1994 ) , the television drama " Inherit the Wind " ( 1999 ) , the horror film " The Hollow " ( 2004 ) , the drama " Mrs . Harris " ( 2005 ) , and the comedy " Due Date " ( 2010 ) . More recently , Jensen worked as stunt coordinator on the television series " United States of Tara " ( 2009 - 2011 ) , the horror thriller " Red State " ( 2011 , with Laurie Creach , Derek Graf , Ben Jensen , Ethan Jensen , and John Stoneham , Jr . ) , the television drama " Mockingbird Lane " ( 2012 , with Laurie Creach , Ben Jensen , and Jade Quon ) , and the drama " South Dakota " ( 2013 , with Laurie Creach ) .