The Stunt Man

(1980)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 174 votes

Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Romance

Year: 1980

Runtime: 131 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Ричард Раш

Cast: Питер О'Тул, Стив Рейлсбэк, Барбара Херши, Аллен Гарфилд, Alex Rocco, Шэрон Фаррелл, Adam Roarke, Филип Брунс, Charles Bail, John Garwood

Plot

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. Both aided and endangered by the director (Peter O'Toole) he avoids both the police and sudden death as a stuntman. The mixture of real danger and fantasy of the movie is an interesting twist for the viewer as the two blend in individual scenes.