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Since: May, 2021
21st Mar, 2022 07:45:14 AM
If it is laughably evident that the dead body is a dummy, there is Special Effects Failure.
If you are just noting that Law And Order often uses stunt dummies instead of live stuntpersons, this is a Trivia item.
Is there a trope for when a character is not played by a human but by a lifeless dummy? The example I am specifically thinking of is Law & Order. The episode last week had the victim-of-the-week played by their oft-used stunt dummy with a wig, rather than actually cast anyone to play said dead body.