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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

Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins

Genre: Dramas

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... 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]

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

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

Director: Richard Rush

Director: Richard Rush
Composer: Dominic Frontiere

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Nov 20, 2001

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02/25/07
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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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04/05/06
Mark Bourne
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Geoff Andrew
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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
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02/25/05
Robin Clifford
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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
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Quirky thriller

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08/24/04
Daniel Eagan
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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
Spirituality and Practice

A wild, bizarre "B" movie gone mainstream.

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01/27/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

An overlong study in pretension.

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