the stunt man
Trailer 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. The Stunt Man is a quirky jigsaw puzzle of a picture that reveals more secrets about, in Rush's words, "the panic and paranoia over controlling our own destinies" through repeated viewings; it can also leave you marveling at its utterly odd ingenuity the first time you see it. ‘THE STUNT MAN’ approaches a career best for Peter O'Toole, which, for an actor of his stature, is saying something. The stuntman was Gene LeBell, and he was no ordinary stuntman. To the neophyte stuntman (and the audience), the line between artifice and reality is about to become ever more blurred. A fugitive's arrival on a movie set results in a stunt man's death prompting the director to offer the man safety in exchange for stunts. The Stunt Man. This game is currently blocked due to the new privacy regulation and www.agame.com isn't currently controlling it. A little too over-plotted and self-conscious, and mired in the author's 'clever' idea to work within the idea of life imitating art and vice versa. He portrays Eli Cross as a god of sorts. While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. The film set is a world of his creation, and to the cast and crew that march in lockstep with his every command, Eli Cross's word is Holy Scripture. By 1966, LeBell had been performing stunts for only four years, but his life’s passion was real combat sports. Directed by (1) Writing credits (3) Cast (42) Produced by (3) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (2) Art Direction by (1) Set Decoration by (1) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (4) Production Management (1) It’s all on Hulu. The Stunt Man now features a stunning HD transfer supervised by Oscar® nominated producer/director Richard Rush, plus new interviews and commentaries with Rush, Peter O’Toole, Steve Railsback and Alex Rocco, all in the ultimate edition of the classic that the Los Angeles Times calls “as innovative today as Citizen Kane was in its time!” 1977 — The Stunt Man "The Stunt Man," starring Peter O’Toole and Barbara Hershey, required the construction of a fake tower atop the hotel’s iconic Victorian roof, followed by a dramatic explosion. Rush conceived The Stunt Man as a picture that reveals “the panic and paranoia over controlling our own destinies.” He saw the central characters as sane in a world gone mad. The Stunt Man is an intense, claustrophobic thriller set in the heady raciocinations of an on-a-whim fugitive and (perhaps) accidental criminal. Start your free trial to watch The Stunt Man and other popular TV shows and movies including new releases, classics, Hulu Originals, and more. 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