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.

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instanceOf film
awardReceived Academy Award nomination for Best Actor (Peter O'Toole)
Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Award nomination for Best Director
basedOn The Stunt Man (novel) NERFINISHED
novel by Paul Brodeur
castMember Adam Roarke NERFINISHED
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
surface form: United States
director Richard Rush NERFINISHED
distributor 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
editingBy Jack Hofstra NERFINISHED
filmingLocation California, United States
surface form: California
genre action comedy
black comedy
satire
hasTheme manipulation of perception
paranoia and trust
power of directors and filmmaking
mainCharacter Cameron NERFINISHED
Eli Cross NERFINISHED
Nina Franklin NERFINISHED
motionPictureRating R
musicBy Dominic Frontiere NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus blurring of reality and illusion
fugitive hiding as stuntman
notableFor blend of comedy, drama, and action
meta-cinematic narrative
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy Barbara Hershey as Nina Franklin NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Richard Rush NERFINISHED
setting film set

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Dan Ireland produced The Stunt Man
Peter O'Toole notableWork The Stunt Man
Barbara Hershey notableWork The Stunt Man
Allen Garfield notableWork The Stunt Man