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)
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novel by Paul Brodeur
castMember Adam Roarke
Alex Rocco
Allen Garfield
Barbara Hershey
Chuck Bail
Peter O'Toole
Sharon Farrell
Steve Railsback
cinematography Mario Tosi
countryOfOrigin United States
director Richard Rush
distributor 20th Century Fox
editingBy Jack Hofstra
filmingLocation California
genre action comedy
black comedy
satire
hasTheme manipulation of perception
paranoia and trust
power of directors and filmmaking
mainCharacter Cameron
Eli Cross
Nina Franklin
motionPictureRating R
musicBy Dominic Frontiere
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
Peter O'Toole as Eli Cross
Steve Railsback as Cameron
producer Richard Rush
publicationDate 1980
releaseType theatrical release
runtime approximately 131 minutes
screenwriter Lawrence B. Marcus
Richard Rush
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
Mario Tosi notableWork The Stunt Man (1980 film)
linked to: The Stunt Man
Mario Tosi workedOn The Stunt Man (1980 film)
linked to: The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man basedOn The Stunt Man (novel)
linked to: The Stunt Man
Dominic Frontiere workedOn The Stunt Man (1980 film)
linked to: The Stunt Man
Barbara Lynn Herzstein notableWork The Stunt Man