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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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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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Did You Know?
Trivia
The scene where the old car crashes off the bridge ("The Old Fair Oaks Bridge) into the river was filmed on the American River in Rancho Cordova and Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, California. When they first tried this the car actually jumped the track to lead it off the bridge and it continued down the bridge. The driver-less car was on a pulley system with a rail on the bridge road to guide it. The driver-less car chased down a few cameramen and crew and took out a camera before it came to rest. See more »Goofs
At dinner, after Eli's line "This film... is not about fighting wars, Sam," Sam's right arm jumps; first it is putting some food in his mouth and then it's resting on the table. See more »Quotes
Cameron: I knew daredevils, and I ain't got nothin' against them, it's just they're all dead.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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This movie is a slightly surreal comedy about moviemaking. It's told with the perspective (if not always from the point of view) of a young fugitive who wanders onto the set and gets hired due to various complications. The movie people all seem larger than life to the fugitive, and since he's a little paranoid anyway, their motives seem complex and suspect. Peter O'Toole gives his usual performance, and he's perfect here as the flamboyant director (he must have had a great time sending up some blowhards of his past with this role). Steven Railsback does his usual disoriented guy on the edge, and he does it with a rather touchingly naive quality this time. Barbara Hershey is the leading lady love interest, delivers an intelligent and understated performance, and is appropriately bewitchingly beautiful.
Roger Ebert didn't like this movie, but he got confused into thinking that it was something deeper than a comedy. It's about as deep as "Get Shorty", but with a completely different feel.
The movie holds up pretty well, although the special effects look a little clunky sometimes, and I remember thinking they were pretty good when I saw the movie in its initial release. But the clunkiness isn't really distracting, and since the movie's attempts to "deceive" are all firmly tongue-in-cheek, it doesn't hurt.