Corrected entry: Near the end of the movie Howie dresses up in a Turbo Man costume, with real working discs shooting out of his arms, and a real working jetpack loaded with fuel on his back. It seems unnecessarily extravagant for a costume, unless the real Turbo Man actor was supposed to do some kind of a stunt as part of the show - but that would have been very dangerous in a public place with no wires or safety net.
Knever
21st Dec 2003
Jingle All the Way (1996)
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Correction: Just because it would have been dangerous doesn't mean that it couldn't have happened. The people running the show would obviously have prepped all of the performers enough to think that it was safe enough. Also, of course he "was supposed to do some kind of a stunt as part of the show", the commentators even announced it.
Knever
You missed the part where it's said the original actor was severely injured during rehearsal "You should know the doctor said Pete actually showed some brain activity this morning." They were expecting a fill in who for any number of reasons was running late or didn't show. This also appears to be the main show area where the special acts happened. There could have been safety measures in place for the regular actors that Howard and Marlon didn't know about.