They alert him of their presence and he sheepishly hides the outfit and speech. Hooper, colorado, town in alamosa county, colorado. Sep 07, 2018 after moving to hollywood, he found work as a stuntman, including flying through a glass window. Hooper 1978 full movies online hooper is a movie starring burt. Outtakes from stunts performed in the movie are shown over the closing credits. A veteran stuntman is challenged by the new kid in town to make a lifethreatening car jump. Burt reynolds stars as a hollywood stuntman who enters an escalating rivalry in hooper 1978. He also stated that hals innovation paved the way for the rest of the stunt community. Sonny hooper reynolds is an aging stuntman who is one bad bump away from paralysis, despite the risks he will get involved in an increasingly dangerous game of oneupmanship with a young rival jan michael vincent while working on the latest adam west espionage film for a. The word hooper is an archaic english term for a person who aided a cooper in the building of barrels by creating the hoop for the barrel. Hooper is a 1978 american action comedy film directed by hal needham and stars burt reynolds, sally field, janmichael vincent, brian keith, robert klein, james best and adam west. There is one scene in the final earthquake as ski and sonny are driving around the city thats being destroyed the trans am gets hit from the right side, hard enough to throw the car into a small skid, but seconds later there is no damage to the car, and nothing like that was discussed during the planning of the stunt. I was going to get footage but i wasnt able to, so check out the film for yourself to. It is a reasonably entertaining movie, combining action and comedy.
Hooper, california, former town in contra costa county, california. His credits include films, television, commercials, live performances, orchestral commissions, and. Legendary stunt man, sonny hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop pain killers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the industry before he ends up permanently disabled. Robert archibald shaw 9 august 1927 28 august 1978 was an english actor, novelist, and playwright. It is the sequel to steven spielbergs jaws, and the second installment in the jaws franchise. Burt reynolds in hooper 1978 burt reynolds and janmichael vincent in.
The film went on nab an oscar nomination for sound editing at. Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time. Jaws 2 is a 1978 american thriller film directed by jeannot szwarc and cowritten by carl gottlieb. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Toolbox murders is a 2004 american slasher film directed by tobe hooper, and written by jace anderson and adam gierasch.
Hooper 1978 hollywood aging stuntman sonny hooper wants to prove that hes still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and underrecognized line of work. Hooper, who is working as stunt coordinator on a movie called the spy. A funfilled tribute to the hollywood stuntman, hooper 1978 remains among burt reynolds biggest hits and perhaps his best hal needham collaboration. Revenge has finally been completed by producer suzanne nagy trailer about. This is a film that is definitely of its era, i bought this because i remember watching it as a teenager and back then burt reynolds was a huge hollywood star, the story of hooper is on the surface about hollywood stuntman and one in particular hooper burt reynolds is considered the best at what he does until a young up and coming. Directed by 1 writing credits 5 cast 39 produced by 3 music. The film centralizes on the occupants of an apartment who are stalked and murdered by a masked killer. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. No chases in particular, but lots of car action as you can probably tell. This being a hooper film, the horror runs even deeper than expected. Hooper 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Jun 05, 2017 hooper 1978 hollywood aging stuntman sonny hooper wants to prove that hes still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and underrecognized line of work. Sonny hooper burt reynolds is getting too banged up to remain hollywoods top stuntman, but he signs up as the stunt coordinator for a bigbudget action movie with a.
Coming home premiered at the 1978 cannes film festival, where voight won the award for best actor for his performance. Sally field, burt reynolds, and janmichael vincent in hooper 1978. Following the blockbuster success of smokey and the bandit, burt. Hooper 1978 a college halfback turned rodeo stuntman turned cutrate leading man with two failed series and a slew of forgettable programmers to his credit, burt reynolds was near to throwing in the towel when he got a gamechanging pep talk from another former stuntman turned b. American director tobe hooper began his film career like many people in the field, working on industrial films and tv advertisements. Financial analysis of hooper 1978 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Staging its horror within the confines of an apartment complex, the film moves spatially downward to the buildings depths, finding in. Editorial toolbox murders was tobe hoopers last best. After developing the script in the early 1960s, hopper tried for several years to secure financing for the film, intending it to be his directorial debut. Burt reynoldsstarring stuntman actioner hooper hit theaters.
Hollywood aging stuntman sonny hooper wants to prove that hes still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and underrecognized line of work. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. He played the conned mobster doyle lonnegan in the sting 1973 and the shark hunter quint in jaws 1975 shaws other notable film roles include from russia with. Looks like another film with burt reynolds and that trans am. The film went on nab an oscar nomination for sound editing at the 51st academy awards ceremony. The new stunt team member prods him to try a risky rocketcar leap. Jump to navigation jump to search this article does not cite any. Hooper 1978 hollywood aging stuntman sonny hooper wants to prove that hes still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and.
Hooper was produced in 1978, one year after the hugely popular smokey and the bandit, when burt reynolds was making two to three movies per year. The films a natural for reynolds, who broke into movies doing stunts, and for director hal. Whalen back in 1978, burt reynolds was still at the beginning of a cycle of six action comedies that he made with director hal needhama cycle that started with smokey and the bandit 1977 and ended with cannonball run ii 1984. One of its few authentic latterday practitioners was the film maker david r ellis. Hooper reynolds and the younger stunt man janmichael vincent compete. He was nominated for an oscar and a golden globe for his role as henry viii in the drama film a man for all seasons 1966.
Unhappy with the writers ending to the film, roger decides to add a climactic earthquake as the finale, complete with explosions, fires and numerous car. The last movie was a longtime pet project of hopper and writer stewart stern, who had written rebel without a cause, in which hopper played a small role. Hooper is a 1978 american action comedy film directed by hal needham and stars burt. Staring burt reynolds, janmichael vincent, sally field and terry bradshaw. After moving to hollywood, he found work as a stuntman, including flying through a glass window. Hooper on bluray 883929445370 from warner bros directed by hal needham. This movie is not a real stretch for reynolds considering he got his acting break starting off as a stuntman. On and off screen, burt reynolds followed many paths. Hooper in an oversized gown and mortarboard practicing a speech. Hooper 1978 pg 1h 39min action, comedy 28 july 1978 usa hollywood aging stuntman sonny hooper wants to prove that hes still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and underrecognized line of work.
Legendary stunt man, sonny hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop pain killers several times a day. Big bird, bob, gordon, susan and some kids find that hoopers store is closed. Whats stuntman sonny hooper s reaction when he learns the record for a fall is 223 feet. With burt reynolds, janmichael vincent, sally field, brian keith. In the movie, burt stars as a stuntman and his costar is jan michael vincent. Hooper 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Burt reynolds, adam west, janmichael vincent, robert klein, sally field, brian keith. It is a remake of the 1978 film the toolbox murders and was produced by the same people behind the original. Just wondering if anyone has seen the movie hooper from 1978 with burt reynolds. However, warner home video saddles this gem with a disappointing fullframe transfer and no extras in sight. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto int. The film serves as a tribute to stuntmen and stuntwomen in what was at one time an underrecognized profession. On his latest film, working as a stunt double for adam west, hooper has to contend with a young upstart stuntman named ski janmichael vincent, who takes his. Whats stuntman sonny hoopers reaction when he learns the record for a fall is 223 feet.
Sonny hooper burt reynolds is one of the top stunt men alive but his body has taken quite a beating over the years from hard impacts. The film stars roy scheider as police chief martin brody, with lorraine gary and murray hamilton reprising their respective roles as martins wife ellen brody and mayor larry vaughn. Hooper 1978 is an action, comedy movie starring burt reynolds and janmichael vincent. Using student help, hooper began making fictional films while. One has to wonder if that hit was unintentional and. Toolbox murders is probably the hooper film thats closest in. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. One of its few authentic latterday practitioners was the filmmaker david r ellis. Hooper is lightweight, mindless fun that doesnt have much story, but it is a stronger film than smokey and the bandit, largely because the characters are somewhat stronger. Hooper 1978 is a chance to reminisce about the golden age of hollywood stunts performed at their best hooper burt reynolds is a leading hollywood stuntman struggling with the physical demands of his profession, but looking to make one final wad of cash to fund his retirement before passing the baton to young gun, ski janmichael vincent. Burt reynolds, janmichael vincent, sally field, brian keith, john marley.
302 689 407 381 741 740 854 1413 59 1039 54 1155 691 1156 301 370 897 1152 786 559 245 1238 371 1549 194 462 228 1301 465 820 50 366 1463 1014 164