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starring: Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Allen Garfield, Alex Roccodirected by: Richard Rush
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302260977
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302260973
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: May 19, 1993
Running Time: 129 minutes
Sales Rank: 29866
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1980
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Amazon.com essential video:
The 'lost' sleeper hit of 1980 has since become one of the most revered cult movies of all time, largely due to its bawdy, irreverent story about the art and artifice of filmmaking and an outrageously clever performance by Peter O'Toole. As megalomaniacal film director Eli Cross, O'Toole plays a larger-than-life figure whose ability to manipulate reality is like a power-trip narcotic. The focus of his latest mind game is a fugitive (Steve Railsback) recruited to replace a stuntman killed during a recent on-set accident. In return for protective sanctuary, the fugitive takes a crash course in stunt work but soon discovers that he's the paranoid player in a game he can't control, with the dictatorial director making up the rules. Or is he? The Stunt Man is a game of its own, played through the fantasy of filmmaking, and half the fun of watching the movie comes from sharing the stuntman's paranoid confusion. Barbara Hershey has a smart, sexy supporting role as a lead actress who won't submit to her director's seemingly devious behavior; but it's clearly O'Toole who steals the show. Director Richard Rush adds to the movie's maverick appeal--in a career plagued by struggles against the mainstream studio system, Rush hasn't made a better movie before or since. The Stunt Man clearly represents the potential of his neglected talent. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Good Film Elevated To Greatness By A Brilliant Peter O'Toole
By 1980, the year THE STUNT MAN was released, Peter O'Toole and his peers -- that infamous troupe of besotted British actors which included Richard Burton, Robert Shaw and Richard Harris -- were considered anachronisms by Hollywood. Fast living had aged them beyond their years, but more to the point, these classically trained Europeans, their mannered acting styles designed to project to the last rows of the Old Vic, seemed hopelessly dated compared with the introspective naturalism of America's ... Read More
Rating: - Fantastic Film Loaded with Amazing extras!
What a ride! An excellent film that grabs you from the first frame and keeps you glued to the screen for the entire 130 minutes. I will not attempt to explain the plot, suffice to say that you will want to watch the film again and again. The bonus disc is almost as long as the film and is brilliantly photographed. A must have for anyone interested in timeless entertainment.
Rating: - Peter O'Toole is great surrounded by a great cast.
This is one of two O'Toole movies to own of his later work. The other is "My Favorite Year", which I reviewed as well.
What can I say. This is a nice ride into the world of Alice in Wonderland by a reluctant passenger who actually becomes part of that world by the end of the story. A spoiler? Hardly.
This film languished on a shelf for two years before being released, so I am told. It almost didn't see the light of day. Thankfully, someone inquired about it and they wanted ... Read More
Rating: - The Stunt Man
Part of the great appeal of this crazed cult classic--which finds a paranoid, confused young man thrust into the maniacal world of filmmaking--is the way screenwriter Lawrence B. Marcus plays with our understanding of "reel" narrative, like a proto Charlie Kaufman. Based on the novel by Paul Brodeur, this kooky, wit-fueled romp pairs Cameron with sexy starlet Nina Franklin (Hershey), who also happens to be Eli's one-time lover. In one of his sharpest and funniest roles, O'Toole is an unstoppable fount ... Read More
Rating:  - Completely different to any other film out there
I've been informed many times that I should watch this film. To save an argument, I put it in the DVD player. While watching it, I did feel it was a little too long, and some scenes could have been cut so easily, but it's one of the strangest films I've seen in a long time. I think with a couple more viewings I could understand it more fully, and I don't think anyone will every FULLY understand on the first viewing.
But what you get is one of the most innovative and lesser known movies around. ... Read More
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