The Stunt Man
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Time Out says
Lacking the innocence of Rush's previous work, this is also short on the really sardonic wit that its storyline (based on Paul Brodeur's novel) demands. A young Vietvet on the run (Railsback) tumbles onto the location of an all-action World War I epic, and falls into uneasy partnership with the movie's imperious, soliloquising director, O'Toole. That piece of casting is driven home with a sledgehammer insistence, while Railsback's engagingly twitchy performance - as the new stuntman filling in for a dead predecessor - is passed over in favour of more 'serious' themes. The result is a movie filled with gags and excellent stunts which remains curiously humourless at heart. Stunted, not stunning.Release details
UK release:
1979
Duration:
130 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Cast:
Adam Roarke, Alex Rocco, Allen Garfield, John Garwood, Sharon Farrell, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Peter O'Toole, Chuck Bail
Music:
Art Director:
Editor:
Caroline Ferriol, Jack Hofstra
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