Hooper
Sonny Hooper, Hollywood's greatest stuntman, deals with his relationship with the daughter of his mentor, a challenge from a young stuntman who idolizes him, and the egomaniacal director of his latest movie. He ultimately attempts to perform a record-breaking jump over a gorge in a rocket-propelled car.
26 July 1926, Powderly, Kentucky, USA
2 June 1934, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
14 March 1946, Palo Alto, California, USA
17 November 1943, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
10 February 1937, Los Angeles, California, USA
May 25, 1927 in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, USA
6 November 1946, Pasadena, California, USA
5 October 1938, Los Angeles, California, USA
January 30, 2006
A highly entertaining tribute to Hollywood stuntmen. The best of the Burt Reynolds-Hal Needham collaborations.
April 01, 2005
Guilty pleasure stunt-guy flick. Worth it for the final stunt of the film.
June 24, 2006
Director Needham (an ex-stuntman himself) slips effortlessly into a lightweight satire of the movie biz and an almost Hawksian action-comedy of male-group professionalism.
May 24, 2003
Director Needham had graduated from being a stuntman to direct Smokey and the Bandit, but you would have to dig deep to find any great insight into the trade.
January 01, 2000
A lot of people and things are variously punched and smashed, and a good time is had by all.
March 26, 2009
Individually, the performances in this story of three generations of Hollywood stuntmen are a delight. And Hal Needham's direction and stunt staging are wonderfully crafted.
February 02, 2016
One of the least offensive Needham-and-Reynolds efforts, but that isn't saying much.
May 09, 2005
Mr. Reynolds has made a movie to please fans of all persuasions, and to please them a great deal.
April 17, 2005
Slight yet likable stuntman comedy.
February 02, 2016
People have been mentioning Burt Reyolds and Clark Gable in the same breath for several years now. With Hooper, Reynolds has finally justified the camparison.
June 06, 2003
Any film with Robert Klein as the villain can't be all bad
