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Stunts Unlimited | |
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Written by | Laurence Heath |
Directed by | Hal Needham |
Starring | Chip Mayer |
Music by | Barry De Vorzon |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Lionel E. Siegel |
Cinematography | Michael Shea |
Editor(s) | Robert Phillips |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company(s) | Paramount Television |
Distributor | American Broadcasting Company |
Release | |
Original release | January 4, 1980 |
Stunts Unlimited is a 1980 American action film about stunt performers directed by Hal Needham.
Plot[edit]
A group of professional stunt performers are hired by a former U.S. Intelligence agent to retrieve a stolen weapon from a dangerous arms dealer.
Cast[edit]
- Chip Mayer as Matt Lewis
- Susanna Dalton as C.C. Brandt
- Sam J. Jones as Bo Carlson
- Glenn Corbett as Dirk Macauley
- Linda Grovenor as Jody Webber
- Alejandro Rey as Fernando Castilla
- Stefan Gierasch as Axel Kalb
- Victor Mohica as Joe Tallia
- Lina Raymond as Cora
- Alfie Wise as Tom
- Hal Needham as H.N.
- Arthur Weiss as Fall Director
- Richard Ziker as The Star
- John Larroquette as Leading Man
- Linda McClure as 1st Assistant Director
- Victoria Peters as Rhea
- Peaches Pook as Waitress
- Sandy Lang as 2nd Assistant Director
- Graydon Gould as Western Director
- Nicholas David as Fred
- Danny Rogers as Fire Stuntman
- Alan Gibbs as Rider #1
- Monty Laird as Pistol Stuntman
- Mickey Gilbert as Horse Rider
- Walter Wyatt as Rider #2
- Stan Barrett as Tower Stuntman
- Charles Picerni as Air Stuntman
- Stefan Gudju as Gate Guard
- Maureen Cavaretta as Trapeze Lady #1
- Vicki Mathaway as Trapeze Lady #2
- Charles A. Tamburro as Bunker Guard
- Jophery C. Brown as Roving Guard
- Richard Lapp as Minor Role
Production[edit]
The title of the film is an homage to the real company Stunts Unlimited, a stunt group formed by Hal Needham, Glenn Wilder, and Ronnie Rondell in 1970.[1]
Broadcast and reception[edit]
The TV movie was broadcast on ABC[2] at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on January 4, 1980[3] as the pilot for a proposed series[2][1] but the series was not picked up.
Upon the film's broadcast, the staff of People wrote that 'the idea is ingenious' and 'it ought to be a series'.[4]
Upon the film's broadcast, the staff of People wrote that 'the idea is ingenious' and 'it ought to be a series'.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ abFreese, Gene Scott (April 1, 2014). 'Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed'. McFarland – via Google Books.
- ^ abTerrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). 'Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed'. McFarland – via Google Books.
- ^'TelevisionThisWeek'. December 30, 1979 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^'Picks and Pans Review: Stunts Unlimited'. PEOPLE.com.
External links[edit]
- Stunts Unlimited on IMDb
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