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- 1980
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 11 m
- 1980
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 11 m
Summary A fugitive stumbles on a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady.
Directed By: Richard Rush
Written By: Lawrence B. Marcus, Paul Brodeur, Richard Rush
- 1980
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 11 m
- 1980
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 2 h 11 m
The Stunt Man
75
6.8
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Summary A fugitive stumbles on a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady.
Directed By: Richard Rush
Written By: Lawrence B. Marcus, Paul Brodeur, Richard Rush
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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82% Positive
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18% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
75
82% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
18% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Director Richard Rush's unique moviemaking saga is one of the consummate screen treats of its day, though its offbeat subject matter and tone caused it some problems. [23 Nov 2001, p.8E]
It may be the most original American movie of the year. It's funny, fast literate and audacious. [01 Sep 1980, p.45]
O'Toole plays his seductive, grand, and dangerous director part as if this might be the role he wants to be remembered for.
Lawrence B. Marcus's script, which pits real life against reel life, offers plenty of wit, with most of the bons mots handed to O'Toole.
Flawed and uneven, but vigorous and imaginative, The Stunt Man is a brash, whirlwind action comedy about the paranoid uncertainties of a fugitive who takes refuge with a movie company on location. [24 Oct 1980, p.B1]
A film that depends on deceiving us has got to play by its own rules. If we are going to be deceived in general, fine, but then we can't be cheated on particulars.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.8
67% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
6.8
67% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
