Rent The Stunt Man (1980)
3.3 of 5 from 81 ratings
2h 10min
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- Synopsis:
- Vietnam veteran Cameron (Steve Railsback) is on the run from the police when he stumbles onto the set of a war movie directed by megalomaniac Eli Cross (Peter O'Toole). But when the young fugitive is forced to replace a dead stunt man, he falls in love with the movies leading lady (Barbara Hershey) while trying to avoid getting arrested or killed. Is Eli trying to capture Cameron's death on film? And what happens to a paranoid stunt man when illusion and reality change places?
- Actors:
- Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Allen Garfield, Alex Rocco, Sharon Farrell, Adam Roarke, Philip Bruns, Charles Bail, John Garwood, Jim Hess, John Pearce, Michael Railsback, George Wallace, Dee Carroll, Walter Robles, A.J. Bakunas, Roberto Caruso, Stafford Morgan, John Alderman
- Directors:
- Richard Rush
- Producers:
- Richard Rush
- Writers:
- Lawrence B. Marcus, Richard Rush, Paul Brodeur
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, A History of Films about Film: Part 1, Acting Up: British Actors at the Oscars, Getting to Know: Jack Nicholson, The Film Highlights of 1980
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not released
- Run Time:
- 132 minutes
