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User Rating:
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Director:
Richard Rush
Writers:
Lawrence B. Marcus (screenplay)
Richard Rush (adaptation)
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Release Date:
25 February 1981 (France) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
"If God could do the tricks that we can do, he'd be a happy man . . ."
Plot:
A fugitive stumbles on 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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations more
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(3 articles)
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User Comments:
A true original comedy that wouldn't get made today. more (66 total)

Cast

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Peter O'Toole ... Eli Cross
Steve Railsback ... Cameron

Barbara Hershey ... Nina Franklin
Allen Garfield ... Sam (as Allen Goorwitz)

Alex Rocco ... Police Chief Jake

Sharon Farrell ... Denise
Adam Roarke ... Raymond Bailey

Philip Bruns ... Ace
Charles Bail ... Chuck Barton

John Garwood ... Gabe
Jim Hess ... Henry
John Pearce ... Garage Guard
Michael Railsback ... Burt
George Wallace ... Nina's Father
Dee Carroll ... Nina's Mother
Leslie Winograde ... Nina's Sister
Don Kennedy ... Lineman
Whitey Hughes ... Eli's Assistant Director

Walter Robles ... Eli's Assistant Director
A.J. Bakunas ... Eli's Script Clerk
Roberto Caruso ... Cop #1
Frank Avila ... Cop #2
Stafford Morgan ... FBI Agent Thompson
John Alderman ... Carlbinarri
Jack Palinkas ... Technician
Cecil Brittain ... Technician #2
Garrett McPherson ... Tourist
Nelson Tyler ... Elk's Crane Cameraman
Louis Gartner ... Brothel Man #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Joseph Arno ... (uncredited)
James Avery ... (uncredited)
Frank Beetson ... (uncredited)
Gregg Berger ... (uncredited)
Deanna Dae Coleman ... Stunt Crew (uncredited)
Larry Dunn ... Stunt Crew (uncredited)
James Garrett ... First cameraman / Stuntman (uncredited)
Don Hayden ... WWI German Soldier (uncredited)
Patricia McPherson ... Pretty Woman (uncredited)
Ross Reynolds ... Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Gordon Ross ... (uncredited)
Marion Wayne ... (uncredited)
Leigh Webb ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Rush 
 
Writing credits
Lawrence B. Marcus (screenplay)

Richard Rush (adaptation)

Paul Brodeur (novel)

Produced by
Paul Lewis .... associate producer
Richard Rush .... producer
Melvin Simon .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Dominic Frontiere 
 
Cinematography by
Mario Tosi 
 
Film Editing by
Caroline Biggerstaff 
Jack Hofstra 
 
Art Direction by
James L. Schoppe 
 
Set Decoration by
Richard Spero 
 
Costume Design by
Rosanna Norton 
 
Makeup Department
Richard Blair .... makeup artist
Ken Chase .... makeup supervisor
Ken Chase .... old age prosthetic makeup artist: Barbara Hershey
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard H. Prince .... dga trainee
 
Art Department
Gary Fettis .... assistant property master
 
Sound Department
Michael Minkler .... sound re-recording mixer
Lee Strosnider .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
David Domeyer .... special effects
Mike Edmonson .... special effects foreman
 
Stunts
Phil Adams .... stunts
A.J. Bakunas .... stunts
Gregory J. Barnett .... stunts
Gary Baxley .... stunts
Wayne Berg .... stunt pilot
Norman Blankenship .... stunts (as Norm Blankenship)
Hank Calia .... stunts
Deanna Dae Coleman .... stunts
Erik Cord .... stunts
Ted Duncan .... stunts
Larry Dunn .... stunts
Kenny Endoso .... stunts
Whitey Hughes .... stunts
Gray Johnson .... stunt coordinator
Gray Johnson .... stunts
Mike Johnson .... stunts
Al Jones .... stunts (as Alton Leo Jones)
John Kazian .... wing walker
Tom Morga .... stunts
Regis Parton .... stunts
Don Pulford .... stunts
Walter Robles .... stunts
Dick Warlock .... stunts
James Winburn .... stunts
Charles Bail .... stunts (uncredited)
Ross Reynolds .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
William L. Asman .... camera operator
Bob Fillis .... assistant chief lighting technician
Bob Fillis .... best boy
Tim Griffith .... chief lighting technician
Terry Kempf .... electrician
Michael E. Matteson .... grip
 
Editorial Department
Dolly Gordon .... assistant editor
Robert Leader .... editorial coordinator
 
Music Department
Dan Wallin .... score mixer
 
Other crew
James S. Appleby .... head pilot: WWI-planes (as Jim Appleby)
Dan Perri .... title designer: main titles
Ross Reynolds .... helicopter pilot
Alicia Rivera Frankl .... production executive (as Alicia Alon)
Dean Westgaard .... parachutist
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
131 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | UK:X (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:A (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Flynn Springs, California, USA more
Company:
Simon Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
While Eli Cross and others ride in a boom Crane Basket and Eli Cross talks about movie illusion, they entered the basket at the beach in La Jolla CA, and exit the basket 15 miles away at the Hotel del Coronado. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the closing scene Eli's helicopter takes off as he is talking to Cameron. However, cuts back to close-ups of Eli during the conversation reveal stationary trees behind the helicopters starboard side. more
Quotes:
Cameron: Why are you trying to save my ass?
Eli Cross: Because you're almost as crazy as the young man I'm making this film about. Besides, I've fallen madly in love with the dark side of your nature.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dead End (1985) more
Soundtrack:
Bits & Pieces more

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24 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
A true original comedy that wouldn't get made today., 27 August 1999
9/10
Author: Pinback-4 from Stockton, California

This is a very funny and entertaining movie that doesn't fit into any one category. It's about a slightly crazed movie director who is making a WW1 movie in Southern California who hires a fugitive to replace his top stuntman. Peter O'Toole gives perhaps his best performance ever as the egomaniacal filmmaker who will do anything, perhaps even murder someone, in order to protect his artistic vision. The underrated Steve Railsback is good also as the paranoid Vietnam vet turned fugitive from the law. The action scenes are very funny and well-done, especially the rooftop chase. The music score is appropriately clever and matches what's happening on screen. Real-life stunt man Chuck Bail has a good part as a stunt coordinator who shows Railsback the ropes. The editing techniques help blur the line between reality and make-believe. The film is a bit too long, though, and some key scenes go on longer than necessary. These are minor complaints, however, because a film like this doesn't get made very often anymore.

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