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The Stunt Man (1980) 7.2
A fugitive stumbles on a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out, and falls for the leading lady. Director:Richard Rush |
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Cast
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Cameron
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Sam
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Police Chief Jake
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Denise
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Raymond Bailey
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Ace
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Charles Bail | ... |
Chuck Barton
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Gabe
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Jim Hess | ... |
Henry
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John Pearce | ... |
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Michael Railsback | ... |
Burt
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George Wallace | ... |
Nina's Father
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Nina's Mother
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. Both aided and endangered by the director (Peter O'Toole) he avoids both the police and sudden death as a stuntman. The mixture of real danger and fantasy of the movie is an interesting twist for the viewer as the two blend in individual scenes. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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"If God could do the things that we can do, he'd be a happy man . . ."Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 February 1981 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Le diable en boîte See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
SEK 1,815,060 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Music by Dominic Frontiere
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Sung by Dusty Springfield
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The "movie within a movie" being filmed is titled "Devil's Squadron". It can be seen on the production t-shirts being worn by the crew. See more »Goofs
When Eli pulls Cameron onto the crane, Eli's arm wraps around him and stays wrapped around him for the rest of Cameron's closeups even though Eli has removed the arm to tell Cameron to look into his camera. See more »Quotes
Eli Cross: People like to believe in things and policemen are just people. Or so I'm told.See more »
Crazy Credits
After the credits end, the movie-within-a-movie director (played by Peter O'Toole) yells, "Sam, rewrite the opening reel! Crush the little bastard in the first act!" And then he laughs during the fade-out. See more »Soundtracks
"Bits & Pieces"Music by Dominic Frontiere
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Sung by Dusty Springfield
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Peter O'Toole gives a marvellous performance as a film director in this film which looks (to an extent) behind the scenes of movie making. I originally saw this one Sunday afternoon at the cinema and I remember how enthralled I was. There were a few surprises when something turned out to be something else like a model maybe. But it wasn't until I got the DVD that I realised there were many layers to the film.
The director had great difficulty with the studios in various stages of making the movie and although it was originally intended as an anti-Vietnam film, that had to be changed as production got further away from the war years. So although it may have lost something along the way it gained other things in the process. To my mind this makes it a stronger and more intriguing film.
If you watch the documentary that accompanies the DVD a lot is explained which you don't actually realise whilst watching the movie. Watch the film again and you will probably have a renewed interest. You will probably see it a little differently. It's not an Academy Award winner (and I don't think it should have been). But it's a drama, a romance, a comedy and a lot more besides. It has its fans and friends as well as detractors. I liked it and still see it as good fun.