If you saw "Weapons" when it released in August, you know that Zach Cregger's second feature film ends with an absolutely ridiculous (and frankly hilarious) chase sequence. As it turns out, the star of that sequence, Amy Madigan — who deserves an Academy Award nod for her turn as the movie's antagonist Gladys — insisted on performing as many of the stunts involved with this sequence as she could.

Madigan — who, as of this writing, is a respectable 75 years old — told Entertainment Weekly's "The Awardist" podcast that she did end up preparing quite a lot for the climax of "Weapons," where Gladys is chased and subsequently torn apart by 17 schoolchildren she was holding captive for energy-stealing purposes. (I'll circle back to all of that in a second; don't worry.) "Being told you're

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