The Stunt Man Movie Review 1980

A marvelous and unique exercise in meta-cinematic manipulation. O'Toole, in one of his very best roles, is a power-crazed movie director; Railsback is a fugitive sheltered by him from sherrif Rocco. When a stunt man is killed in an accident, O'Toole prevails on Railsback to replace him, leading Railsback to wonder if O'Toole wants him dead. A labor of love for director-producer Rush, who spent nine years working on it, and waited two years to see it released, by Fox. Based on the novel by Paul Brodeur.

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Escaped Cons, Showbiz Thrillers, Filmmaking, Behind the Scenes, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Richard Rush, Lawrence B. Marcus

Cast

Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Charles "Chuck" Bail, Alex Rocco, Allen (Goorwitz) Garfield, Adam Roarke, Sharon Farrell, Philip Bruns

Cinematography

Mario Tosi

Director

Richard Rush

Music

Dominic Frontiere

Other

Caroline Biggerstaff

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

Golden Globes 1981: Score; Montreal World Film Fest. 1980: Film; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1980: Actor (O'Toole).