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The Stunt Man

  • 19801980
  • AA
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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POPULARITY
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1,185
The Stunt Man (1980)
ActionComedyDrama
A fugitive stumbles onto 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 while facing off with his manipulative director.A fugitive stumbles onto 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 while facing off with his manipulative director.A fugitive stumbles onto 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 while facing off with his manipulative director.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
9.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
12,485
1,185
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    • Director
      • Richard Rush
    • Writers
      • Lawrence B. Marcus(screenplay)
      • Richard Rush(adaptation)
      • Paul Brodeur(novel)
    • Stars
      • Peter O'Toole
      • Steve Railsback
      • Barbara Hershey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Richard Rush
    • Writers
      • Lawrence B. Marcus(screenplay)
      • Richard Rush(adaptation)
      • Paul Brodeur(novel)
    • Stars
      • Peter O'Toole
      • Steve Railsback
      • Barbara Hershey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 4 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 6
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    Sneak Previews Season 3 Episode 6

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    Peter O'Toole, A.J. Bakunas, Philip Bruns, John Garwood, Sharon Farrell, Jim Hess, and Adam Roarke in The Stunt Man (1980)
    Steve Railsback in The Stunt Man (1980)
    Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback in The Stunt Man (1980)
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    Peter O'Toole and Adam Roarke in The Stunt Man (1980)
    Peter O'Toole in The Stunt Man (1980)
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    Steve Railsback in The Stunt Man (1980)
    Steve Railsback in The Stunt Man (1980)
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    Peter O'Toole in The Stunt Man (1980)
    Peter O'Toole in The Stunt Man (1980)

    Top cast

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    Peter O'Toole
    Peter O'Toole
    • Eli Cross
    Steve Railsback
    Steve Railsback
    • Cameron
    Barbara Hershey
    Barbara Hershey
    • Nina Franklin
    Allen Garfield
    Allen Garfield
    • Sam
    • (as Allen Goorwitz)
    Alex Rocco
    Alex Rocco
    • Jake
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Denise
    Adam Roarke
    Adam Roarke
    • Raymond Bailey
    Philip Bruns
    Philip Bruns
    • Ace
    Charles Bail
    • Chuck Barton
    John Garwood
    John Garwood
    • Gabe - Eli's Cameraman
    Jim Hess
    • Henry - Eli's Camera Assistant
    John Pearce
    John Pearce
    • Garage Guard
    • (as John B. Pearce)
    Michael Railsback
    • Burt
    George D. Wallace
    George D. Wallace
    • Father
    Dee Carroll
    Dee Carroll
    • Mother
    Leslie Winograde
    • Sister
    Don Kennedy
    • Lineman
    Whitey Hughes
    Whitey Hughes
    • Eli's A.D.
    • Director
      • Richard Rush
    • Writers
      • Lawrence B. Marcus(screenplay)
      • Richard Rush(adaptation)
      • Paul Brodeur(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Richard Rush has said of this movie in a 2001 interview with Paul Hupfield: "I was lecturing at a university film school to a bunch of potential film students and asked them if any of them had seen my films. I started with Color of Night (1994), and I'd say about 80 hands went up out of a room of about 200 kids. Then I asked if anyone had seen The Stunt Man (1980), the film I actually wanted to talk to them about, and only two hands went up. Two hands in a room of 200! I thought, 'Oh boy, my film is totally lost on this generation...'."
    • Goofs
      Just before jumping into the water to rescue Nina, Cameron is already all wet.
    • Quotes

      Eli Cross: [after a cameraman says cut because there's only 22 seconds of film left] In 22 seconds, I could break your fucking spine. In 22 seconds, I could pinch your head off like a fucking insect and spin it all over the fucking pavement. In 22 seconds, I could put 22 bullets inside your ridiculous gut. What I seem unable to do in 22 seconds is to keep you from fucking up my film!

    • 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: The Awakening/One-Trick Pony/The Stunt Man/The First Deadly Sin (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Bits & Pieces
      Music by Dominic Frontiere

      Lyrics by Norman Gimbel

      Sung by Dusty Springfield

    User reviews88

    Review
    Top review
    One of Our Greatest Actors.. ..at his absolute best.
    At the time Peter O'Toole was Academy Award nominated as Best Actor, for his portrayal of one-step-above-God-himself, Eli Cross in The Stunt Man, my movie going experience was limited to The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, Mary Poppins, and some post pubescent indulgences into the realm of Flint, Matt Helm, and James Bond.

    Through the magic of video I was able to see Richard Rush's wonderful black comedy- And have never tired of it.

    Had Mr. O'Toole and The Stunt Man not run headlong into the likes of Raging Bull, and Robert De Niro, I venture to say it would have garnered WINS, not just NOMINATIONS from the Academy that year.

    Rent it…and while you're at it reach for `My Favorite Year' and make it a Peter O'Toole double feature.

    You will not be disappointed.
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    • Feb 3, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1980 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Le diable en boîte
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel del Coronado - 1500 Orange Avenue, Coronado, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Melvin Simon Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,063,886
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,063,886
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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