Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (1980-06-27) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. 4 wins & 11 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $7,063,886 |
| Screen: | Lawrence B. Marcus, Richard Rush, Paul Brodeur |
| Productions: | 20th Century Fox, Melvin Simon Productions |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 10767: Barbara Hershey - Nina Franklin
- 922: Allen Garfield - Sam
- 20752: Alex Rocco - Jake
- 19434: Sharon Farrell - Denise
- 39770: Adam Roarke - Raymond Bailey
Crews
- 21806: Richard Rush - Adaptation - Writing
- 21806: Richard Rush - Director - Directing
- 1576419: Kenny Endoso - Stunts - Crew
- 1373132: Paul Brodeur - Novel - Writing
- 53288: Mario Tosi - Director of Photography - Camera
- 10911: Lawrence B. Marcus - Screenplay - Writing
- 4582772: Deanna Dae Coleman - Stunts - Crew
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Reviews
CaptNemo
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This incredible movie took me by surprise in the fall of 1980. The Stunt Man replaced The Empire Strikes Back at the theater where I worked. I was prepared to hate this film. To my complete surprise, it became my favorite film from the 1980s. If you haven't seen it, strap yourself i ....
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I'd like to embellish the previous review... CaptNemo did a good job summing up the movie, but there are a few other interesting things that can be said about it. My short summary is that this is probably the best "meta" movie, or movie about making movies you'll find. I discovered t ....
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