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The Stunt Man

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The Stunt Man (1980)

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Reviews Counted: 21 Fresh: 19  Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.7/10

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Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins

Synopsis: An escaped convict accidentally destroys a stunt shot while a movie is being filmed. When the driver dies in the subsequent car crash, the director of the film decides to quickly replace the driver with the convict, thus saving them both from the police and setting up explosive dramatic... An escaped convict accidentally destroys a stunt shot while a movie is being filmed. When the driver dies in the subsequent car crash, the director of the film decides to quickly replace the driver with the convict, thus saving them both from the police and setting up explosive dramatic ironies between the real world and the illusory world of film-making. O'Toole is brilliant in this brilliant film. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Director, Best Actor--Peter O'Toole, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Alex Rocco

Director: Richard Rush
Composer: Dominic Frontiere

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 11, 2002

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10/17/02
Rich Cline
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Cole Smithey
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02/25/07
Jake Euker
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12/30/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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At the 1980 San Francisco Film Festival, François Truffaut was asked to name his favorite director. He replied, 'I don't know his name, but I just saw his picture last night. It's called The Stunt Man.'

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Mark Bourne
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06/30/05
Emanuel Levy
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Strange, challenging and quite great.

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04/17/05
Scott Weinberg
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03/02/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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02/25/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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O'Toole at his tyranical best. Another great performance by the little seen Railsback.

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11/11/04
Michael A. Smith
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10/23/04
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Metaphors and surprises galore!

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10/15/04
Steve Crum
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10/06/04
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Quirky thriller

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08/24/04
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International
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The Stunt Man is a brilliant and provocative film about the mad mad world of moviemaking.

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01/29/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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A wild, bizarre "B" movie gone mainstream.

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01/27/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
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An overlong study in pretension.

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11/01/02
Widgett Walls
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10/18/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)
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