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Hooper (1978)

PG 99 min  -  Action | Comedy  -   28 July 1978 (USA)
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Aging stuntman Sonney Hooper is still on top as one of the best stuntmen in the business. But up and coming Ski is starting to do bigger and better stunts... See full summary »

Director:

Hal Needham

Writers:

Thomas Rickman (screenplay), Bill Kerby (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds ...
Jan-Michael Vincent ...
Ski
Sally Field ...
Gwen
Brian Keith ...
Jocko
John Marley John Marley ...
Max Berns
Robert Klein ...
Roger Deal
James Best ...
Cully
Adam West ...
Adam
Alfie Wise Alfie Wise ...
Tony
Terry Bradshaw ...
Sherman
Norman Grabowski Norman Grabowski ...
Hammerhead (as Norm Grabowski)
George Furth ...
Bidwell
Jim Burk Jim Burk ...
Jimbo
Don 'Red' Barry Don 'Red' Barry ...
Sheriff
Princess O'Mahoney Princess O'Mahoney ...
Wanda
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Storyline

Aging stuntman Sonney Hooper is still on top as one of the best stuntmen in the business. But up and coming Ski is starting to do bigger and better stunts. Hooper has the experience to setup a stunt safely, and Ski lacks the common sense to know when a stunt is too dangerous. Maybe together, along with their fun loving buddies, they can do a stunt together that will surpass anything that anyone has done. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Stunt | Stuntman | Director | Motorcycle Cop | Woman In A Cake  | See more »

Taglines:

The greatest stuntman alive! See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Collo d'acciaio See more »

Filming Locations:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Throughout his career Burt Reynolds has made a number of movies that examine movie-making and this film is one of them. The pictures include Fade-In (location filming & westerns); Silent Movie and Nickelodeon (silent films); Best Friends (scriptwriting & Hollywood); Hooper (stuntwork and Hollywood); The Player (Hollywood); Boogie Nights (adult films); The Last Producer (producers and Hollywood); The Hollywood Sign and A Bunch of Amateurs (actors and Hollywood). See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Hooper and Ski are discussing Ski's falling stunt after the Charity Stunt Show, Hooper starts mentioning the heights he's fallen from, Ski mentions that Hooper fell "Seventy-five feet in Bullitt." The movie Bullitt has no high fall stunts. (The only thing close is when Steve McQueen chases the bad guy out of an airplane parked at the airport and they both leap out of a back door. But that's only about 15ft.) See more »

Quotes

Jocko Doyle: You oughta drink more. Nothing hurts when you're numb.
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Crazy Credits

Outtakes from stunts performed in the movie are shown over the
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Connections

Referenced in The Sinister Saga of Making 'The Stunt Man' (2000) See more »