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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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| Steve Railsback | ... |
Cameron
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| Allen Garfield | ... |
Sam
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Police Chief Jake
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Denise
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Raymond Bailey
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Philip Bruns | ... |
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 | ... |
Garage Guard
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Michael Railsback | ... |
Burt
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George Wallace | ... |
Nina's Father
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Dee Carroll | ... |
Nina's Mother
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Plot Summary
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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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1.85 : 1
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Music by Dominic Frontiere
Lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Sung by Dusty Springfield
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Trivia
While Eli Cross and others ride in a boom Crane Basket and Eli Cross talks about movie illusion, they entered the basket at the beach in La Jolla CA, and exit the basket 15 miles away at the Hotel del Coronado. See more »Goofs
When Cameron previews the footage of Bert's demise, the windshield has no hole in it, then a hole appears as they look at the footage, but then it's missing again in the next shot. See more »Quotes
Eli Cross: It's not what he's eating, but what's eating him that makes it... sort of interesting.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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One of my favorite movies of all time. Must admit that I'm a bit biased since Peter O'Toole's one of my favorite actors of all time. This movie has NEVER gotten the attention that it deserves. Maybe that's, in part, due to the difficulties involved in categorizing it. I don't even know in which section of the video store I'd start looking.
Peter O'Toole is so swell in it. I love that enigmatic character, movie director Eli Cross! Like the movie (and O'Toole, for that matter), he's so hard to cubbyhole. You like him, but you don't trust him. Like Cameron/Lucky (Steve Railsback's escaped convict character) does, you NEED to know exactly where his motives lie ... all in good time. You know Cross'll do whatever's necessary to get "the shot", but he's still got a conscience ... right? Would Cameron have been better off (read safer) just staying in jail ... hmmm?
All the action in the film circles around this question and while the viewer (and Cameron) decide what to make of Eli, it's a fun trip through the world of filmmaking (how realistic a trip, I've no idea). Great performances by O'Toole and Railsback, along with Barbara Hershey, Allen Garfield, Alex Rocco and Sharon Ferrell add so much to the suspense.
See this movie. You can feel how much fun it was for the cast to make. Look at Eli's devilish grin as he tries to soothe Lucky's worries. Try to imagine how many other movies have you sympathizing for an escaped convict. And don't worry if you don't know what to make of mad genius filmmaker Eli Cross because nobody else does either, and if they do, they ain't talkin' ... that might spoil the movie!