The Stunt Man
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The Stunt Man is a 1980 satirical action-comedy film about a fugitive who becomes a stunt double on a tyrannical director’s movie set, blurring the line between reality and illusion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Stunt Man canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (Peter O'Toole)
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Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award nomination for Best Director ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Stunt Man (novel)
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novel by Paul Brodeur ⓘ |
| castMember |
Adam Roarke
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Alex Rocco NERFINISHED ⓘ Allen Garfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbara Hershey NERFINISHED ⓘ Chuck Bail NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon Farrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Railsback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Mario Tosi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Richard Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Jack Hofstra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| genre |
action comedy
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black comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
manipulation of perception
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paranoia and trust ⓘ power of directors and filmmaking ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cameron
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Eli Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Nina Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dominic Frontiere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
blurring of reality and illusion
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fugitive hiding as stuntman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of comedy, drama, and action
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meta-cinematic narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Barbara Hershey as Nina Franklin
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Peter O'Toole as Eli Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Railsback as Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Richard Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| releaseType | theatrical release ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 131 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Lawrence B. Marcus
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Richard Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | film set ⓘ |
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