Hollywood Stunts NYC

I bought my boyfriend a deal from Living Social for the high fall class. Therefore this review is mostly from his perspective.

When we drove to the location, we were able to find park immediately (Saturday at 12:50pm). The actual location of the place is down the "alley" and it's located on the right hand side. There a few signs that will point you to the right direction. Once inside, my boyfriend was shown the waivers and he took his time reading it. We waited 5 minutes after 1pm to ensure that the entire class was there.

There were 3 people in the class, including my boyfriend, which gave them the opportunity to fall many times. The first fall was about a foot high and it was done a few times to practice the proper way to fall. Then they were taken to the scaffold to do the 30ft and 40ft falls. My boyfriend did the suicide fall and the back drop. He said that it was a bit nerve wrecking at first because of the height. However, the staff was very patient, helpful and calming so he became confident and calm in his attempts. The staff, especially Calvin (I think that is his name, sorry if I messed it up) provided constructive and positive feedback of my boyfriend's fall.

Overall, my boyfriend enjoyed his experience and he would come back. Next time we come, I will do the high fall class--after I saw it done and how great the staff is, I would feel confident in attempting it.

OMG I'm only writing this review, because Yelp keeps reminding me to do so.

The ad was misleading. It said I would jump off 5 stories and do trampoline work. In actuality, we never went near the trampoline and they said you'd have to come back to go over 3 stories.

That being said, it was still a ton of fun and a great date with my husband. I would totally go again if the deal presented itself.

It was the best experience/gift ever! The instructor was cool, calm and the complete proffesional. Do it!

I tried this with a deal last year and it was a fun date. You start off learning the basics of jumping and landing safely from one platform to a small inflatable. Everyone takes turns until the experts deem you ready, where you then move on to the actual 20, 30, 40+ ft platforms. You learn how to jump and roll off an inflatable bigger than some houses. The scariest part was climbing up the platform...

The staff was REALLY helpful, funny and friendly. It was really impressive to see them jump off the highest platform and do 360s too. The space is cold, and just looks like a warehouse, but a place like this does not need frills. It's kind of hard to find - it's in an alley.

Fun experience! Great staff!

I came here with a friend after purchasing a Zozi deal for a two hour high falls class. As others have mentioned, the alleyway to enter this place looks like a movie set, where the movie in question is about an apocalypse.

Our class was very small so the instructors (Aaron and Alexa) got right to it. They spent a few minutes discussing the three main rules for falling (always land on your back, always land flat, and let the air out of your lungs). We then spent 15 minutes practicing our falls on two mats at ground level.

From there, it was go time. There's a giant 50+ foot platform with a small metal ladder on the side. Every ten feet there's a platform so you choose how high you want to fall from.

It's kind of nerve racking the first time, but the instructors were great. They made everyone feel comfortable, but also moved things along enough that no one had time to over think things.

The highest jump we did was 30 feet but it was still a big rush. In looking over other Yelp reviews, it seems we were lucky to have a small class, since I did almost 20 jumps. I could see a long wait between falls being annoying. We did the 3-5 PM class...maybe that helped (the other is 11-1)

Other highlights included:
- Sitting on a bucket, then realizing it was full of movie fire gel and rushing to wash off my hands
- One girl getting scared and climbing down a tiny ladder rather than jump onto the biggest cushion of all time
- Re-living my childhood by spending five minutes playing on the trampoline at the end

A great way to spend an afternoon, and it was under $40!

Hollywood Stunts is set on a shady lookin' street in a shady lookin' alley with a bunch of shuttered storage units, at least one onion purveyor, a lot of mud and quite a few stunt cars. And although I have balls of steel, I maneuvered the journey with the idea firmly planted in my mind that at any minute, some gungslingin' comic book mobsters would erupt from one of the storage units...turns out, this particular day, they decided to stay in their secret hideouts...WHEW!

The high-fall class was quite enjoyable. Held in a large warehouse, the three high fall classes I observed ranged in size from 6 to 15. Naturally, if you are in a smaller class, you'll get more jumps! Keep that in mind when you're booking!

In the beginning of the class, would-be baller fallers practice landing flat on their backs on a low mat. After ~30 minutes, the class graduates to the first high-fall platform, and the real fun begins. Adept fallers will even get to go up another level to the next platform, but this depends on how each participant is doing. The facility takes safety very seriously, even checking and adjusting the mats between each fall, so rest assured!

PARTING THOUGHT: In addition to offering fun and novel weekend afternoon activities, Hollywood Stunts happens to be located in Greenpoint, a famous Polish neighborhood, so going to class is great excuse to sample some authentic pierogies, kielbasa and borscht!

I rarely give Yelp reviews, but this was such a disappointing experience and also somewhat fraudulent in the way the class was portrayed that others need to know.

I bought this as a surprise for my girlfriend though a deal with Zozi. I know there are other places this deal was offered too, such as Yelp.

Basically we paid $35./person to watch other people jump for 1 hour and 45 mins of the 2 hours. It was really a waste of time and money. The class specifically states on the site that you'll get to test out the trampoline, and practice different falls. It also stated the class was capped to 8-10 people. This is not the case at all. The class actually had about 20 people, and all we did was as follows:

1. 20 minutes of stretching.
2. 3 practice jumps from a height of literally about 2-3 feet onto a practice mat.
3. A free fall from about 8 feet up onto the big ballon/landing pad.
4. For some people a free fall from about 15 feet up onto the big ballon/landing pad.

Overall, this place was completely misleading in what it promised, and worse, when I brought it up to the owner he couldn't have cared less. He said that because we had paid less through the daily deal, we shouldn't expect what the site describes in the class. Basically, this was a fraudulent business decision to bring in more people, make the same amount of money, and worsen the experience for the students. It's a "fake" deal.

ADVICE: When calling to make a reservation, specifically state that you expect the cap of people to be 8-10 people as promised on the site, and if it's not you will ask for your money back. This way, you'll actually have time to do what the class was intended for, not watch people most of the time.

"How was your weekend?"

"Oh you know, a little busy. Let's see, I painted a room, ran a 10k, had some fun with friends, performed a suicide jump from a 3 story platform a couple times, OH and had some DELICIOUS pizza!!! Let me tell you, the pizza was damned good. Wait. Why are you staring at me like I'm crazy?"

Ok ok I'll explain! No, I'm not mentally unstable (well...) or depressed, but yes I did execute a suicide jump. It's ok though! I had professionals teach me how!! : D

Yes indeed, thanks to the great discounts that are Yelp Deals, Shea D. and I nabbed ourselves a $30 2 hour high fall training session at Hollywood Stunts in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I've been stoked to try this out ever since Outdoor Bound Adventures utilized it when it was up in the Bronx.

Shea and I met up and walked to this very hidden location in Ghastly Greenpoint (seriously. I never come to Brooklyn. The one time I do and I see this zombie post apocalyptic landscape around West St).

After arrival, we locked up our goods and as soon as the rest of the group arrived we began. First up, some stretching. Next, the suicide jump practice. This took place on a platform about 4 feet off the ground, with mat about a foot below. While this was helpful in learning how to fall properly, the sheer size of the class limited everyone to 3 trial runs. I see other reviews got in 5-6, so we were limited on that.

After everyone had a go, they inflated the airbag, and it was time to leap from 20 and 30 foot platforms. Remembering the three rules about falling, I climbed up and took the plunge. It was like landing on a pillow. Such a blast!!

Again, due to the size of the class, we were all limited to about 3 jumps. Ultimately this was ok because after landing on your head several times, you start to feel it. I developed a bit of a headache, which went away pretty soon after we left. I gotta say, it's not the easiest thing in the world to land on your back (back of everything from your head to your feet). Natural instincts kick in and you want to hold your head forward. This results in whiplash, which both sucks and blows at the same exact time.

All in all, we had a fantastic time! The staff were extremely professional and very funny. Our group, while large, were all good people looking for a good time. Nobody wimped out or held everyone up when on the platform!

A few things to note, and this may be either Yelp's or Hollywood Stunts'
mistake, but what is advertised on the Yelp deal and on the Stunt site isn't entirely what you get.

For one, the Yelp deal states you will be jumping from as high as 5 stories. This isn't true. You get to 3 and that's it. 5 is too high and too close to the ceiling for even some of the staff. Secondly, you don't practice footfalls as the Stunt website says. It starts right from the suicide jump practice. This isn't a problem since you get into it right away, but it's harder to practice landing on your flat back with just 3 rounds. No trampoline work as stated in the Yelp ad. Lastly, the stunt site says groups of up to 10, but there were easily 13-15 of us.

I would love to come back one day, but it would definitely have to be with another Yelp or groupon deal. $70 is a bit steep for what we were given. $30 was perfect.

This place is AWESOME! I had no idea it even existed until one of my dare devil friends asked me to join her in a high fall class. Having a pretty bad fear of heights but looking to conquer it once and for all, I reluctantly agreed to join her.

When we walked in, what impressed me at first were all of the movie posters hanging on the wall. Apparently this is the only stunt school on the East coast, so a ton of movies/tv shows have come here for their stunts- pretty cool and made me feel much more at ease about the whole thing.

At first I was terrified but our instructor was super patient with me and eventually got me to fall off the platform backwards! It is safe to say that I am well on my way to conquering my fear of heights. All and all it was a really fun day, and I am so glad I went.

Next stop...skydiving!!

I never realized I had a fear of heights until I was standing multiple stories above the ground about to catapult myself out into the air. Did you know that your knees ACTUALLY shake?! I thought that was only in cartoons! It took every ounce of willpower I had to peel my fingers from the scaffolding, step to the edge of the platform and throw myself off..... BUT I DID IT!!!!!!!
For about one third of the class, we were on the ground on wrestling mat platforms, as we learned the correct way to fall. You have to jump while kicking your legs out in front of you, with the goal being to land flat on your back.
From there, you climb a huge five story scaffolding and take turns jumping off levels landing on a HUGE inflated surface. All in all, it's a rad class, with rad instructors, adn you'll feel like a bad-ass afterwards (but also SO glad that you don't have to do it again!).