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Sonny Hooper, Hollywood's greatest stuntman, deals with his relationship with the daughter of his mentor, a challenge from a young stuntman who idolizes him, and the egomaniacal director of his latest movie. He ultimately attempts to perform a record-breaking jump over a gorge in a rocket-propelled car.
17 August 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 November 1932, Newhall, California, USA
26 July 1926, Powderly, Kentucky, USA
6 November 1946, Pasadena, California, USA
14 November 1921, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
2 June 1934, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
25 November 1928, Chicago, Illinois, USA
16 April 1925, Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 November 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 September 1947, Santa Monica, California, USA
3 December 1943, Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany
1 October 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 February 1936, Lansing, Michigan, USA
20 August 1952, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 October 1907, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
23 September 1932, New York City, New York, USA
12 September 1924, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
2 September 1948, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
11 January 1912, Houston, Texas, USA
5 February 1933, Irvington, New Jersey, USA
17 November 1943, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
19 September 1928, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
14 December 1932, Chicago, Illinois, USA
15 July 1944, Denver, Colorado, USA
8 February 1942, New York City, New York, USA
January 30, 2006
A highly entertaining tribute to Hollywood stuntmen. The best of the Burt Reynolds-Hal Needham collaborations.
June 24, 2006
Director Needham (an ex-stuntman himself) slips effortlessly into a lightweight satire of the movie biz and an almost Hawksian action-comedy of male-group professionalism.
May 09, 2005
Mr. Reynolds has made a movie to please fans of all persuasions, and to please them a great deal.
February 02, 2016
People have been mentioning Burt Reyolds and Clark Gable in the same breath for several years now. With Hooper, Reynolds has finally justified the camparison.
January 01, 2000
A lot of people and things are variously punched and smashed, and a good time is had by all.
June 06, 2003
Any film with Robert Klein as the villain can't be all bad
May 24, 2003
Director Needham had graduated from being a stuntman to direct Smokey and the Bandit, but you would have to dig deep to find any great insight into the trade.
April 01, 2005
Guilty pleasure stunt-guy flick. Worth it for the final stunt of the film.
April 17, 2005
Slight yet likable stuntman comedy.
March 26, 2009
Individually, the performances in this story of three generations of Hollywood stuntmen are a delight. And Hal Needham's direction and stunt staging are wonderfully crafted.
February 02, 2016
One of the least offensive Needham-and-Reynolds efforts, but that isn't saying much.
