Rent The Stunt Man (1980)
3.2 of 5 from 83 ratings
1h 51min
- General info
- Available formats
- 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:
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/02/2026
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/02/2026
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Feature-length making-of The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man (dir. Richard Rush, 2001)
- New commentary with Christina Newland and Monica Castillo
- Archival cast and crew commentary with Richard Rush, Peter O'Toole and more
- Never before seen interview with Chuck Bail
- Archival interviews with Richard Rush, Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Alex Rocco and Barbara Hershey
- Filmed Q&A from New Beverly Cinema
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
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