Name | The Stunt Man |
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Caption | Theatrical poster |
Director | Richard Rush |
Producer | Richard Rush |
Writer | Novel:Paul BrodeurScreenplay:Richard RushLawrence B. Marcus |
Starring | Peter O'TooleSteve RailsbackBarbara Hershey |
Music | Dominic Frontiere |
Cinematography | Mario Tosi |
Editing | Caroline BiggerstaffJack Hofstra |
Studio | Melvin Simon Productions |
Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
Released | 27 June 1980 |
Runtime | 131 min |
Country | US |
Language | English |
Gross | $7,068,886 |
It was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Peter O'Toole), Best Director (Richard Rush), and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. However, due to its limited release, it never earned much attention from US audiences at large. As O'Toole remarked in a DVD audio commentary, "The film wasn't released, it escaped."
The boundaries between reality and fiction become increasingly blurred as Cross exercises godlike control over the production. During a screening of some footage for Nina's parents who are visiting the production, a nude sex scene with Nina is shown. Eli appears to be mortified, but allows the footage to play anyway. He waits until Nina is just about to shoot a traumatic scene the next day to tell her that her parents have seen the footage of her naked. It causes her to cry, which seems to be the exact emotion Eli needed from her in the scene.
The final day of filming involves a complicated stunt where Cameron has to drive a vintage Mercedes off a bridge. Nina has two other scenes to shoot as well, but Cameron is convinced Eli will rig the stunt so he will die. He persuades Nina to run away with him, but they are unable to leave the set, which is kept sealed from the neighboring town by the police on Eli's orders. Nina hides in the trunk of the Mercedes, promising to slip away with Cameron during the stunt.
Before the scene is shot, Eli points to the Mercedes and explains it is the only copy of the vintage car that the production has. He therefore orders that no one interrupt the filming of the scene once it begins. Cameron is beside himself with anxiety. He keeps trying to check the trunk to see if Nina is there, but finally decides that he will find out once he has escaped in the car. When he gets behind the wheel, the police chief asks if the in-car camera is on. In a panic, believing he has been discovered, Cameron turns on the engine before anyone is ready. The entire crew springs into action. Eli screams at them to start shooting.
Cameron thinks he has escaped when he arrives at the bridge. He flips off the camera, but a crew member triggers a charge which causes a blowout in a front tire. The car swerves off the side of the bridge and into the water. As it sinks, Cameron climbs into the back seat to free Nina from the trunk. Then he sees her standing next to Eli on the bridge, looking down on him. He swims to the bank. Eli descends behind him on a crane, and helps Cameron come to the realization his life was never in danger. Cameron says that the stunt is the hardest $1,000 he has ever made. Eli corrects Cameron, saying the pay for the stunt is only $650. Cameron becomes enraged, insisting he was promised $1,000. Eli laughs at him and offers to split the difference at $750. He flies off in the helicopter, leaving Cameron screaming at him.
Peter O'Toole mentions in his DVD commentary that he based his character on David Lean who directed him in Lawrence of Arabia.
The film's theme song "Bits & Pieces" is sung by Dusty Springfield.
Category:1980 films Category:English-language films Category:1980s comedy-drama films Category:Black comedy films Category:Comedy thriller films Category:Films about filmmaking Category:Films directed by Richard Rush Category:Fictional stunt performers
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