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| Director: | Richard Rush |
| Studio: | Starz / Anchor Bay |
| Producer: | Paul Lewis, Richard Rush, Melvin Simon |
| Writer: | Richard Rush, Lawrence B. Marcus |
| Rating: | 10 |
| Rated: | R |
| Date Added: | 2012-11-30 |
| UPC: | 013131171693 |
| Price: | $14.98 |
| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations |
| Genre: | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Release: | 2001-11-20 |
| IMDb: | 0081568 |
| Location: | 1146 |
| Duration: | 130 |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 |
| Sound: | Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS |
| Languages: | English |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Features: | Box set
Two Deleted Scenes
Complete Screenplay & Director's Notes on DVD-ROM
Richard Rush leads a joyous ensemble of cast members recollecting the making of the prized and maligned production on the DVD's commentary track. Two deleted scenes are included along with production photos. Production and ad art is also shown from initial sketches to the final poster. In addition, Rush shares his struggles in detailed notes on the DVD-ROM script. The print and sound have never been better than on this DVD, which has been digitally remastered with THX certification. The double-disc set also contains a full-length documentary.
Peter O'Toole puts it succinctly, "The Stunt Man wasn't released, it escaped." Director Richard Rush returns 20 years later to his highly praised film The Stunt Man (1980) in this two-hour documentary chronicling the decade-long struggle from creation to distribution. Rush calls Sinister Saga a home movie, and it essentially is, with Rush talking to the camera; there is no footage from the film's actual shoot. If you can get by the lack of gloss, you're left with an extremely personal view of the filmmaking, and a behind-the-scenes look that is refreshingly void of studio hype. Included are interviews 20 years later with cast members who fondly remember the film's shoot. It's interesting to note that if The Stunt Man had been made 20 years later, it would never have struggled. The film would simply have been regulated to cable or released on video. --Doug Thomas |
Summary: While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. Both aided and endangered by the director (Peter O'Toole) he avoids both the police and sudden death as a stuntman. The mixture of real danger and fantasy of the movie is an interesting twist for the viewer as the two blend in individual scenes.
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The Stunt Man
(2001)