After a stunt man dies while he is involved in the making of a motion picture, his brother takes his place in order to find out what really happened.
Stunts
Pre-CGI carnage with real cars destroyed and bodies at risk
Acting
Robert Forster's wounded intensity before Jackie Brown redemption
Practical Effects
Grainy 70s production design that reeks of cheap cigarettes
Director
Mark L. Lester
Robert Forster
Glen Wilson
Fiona Lewis
B.J. Parswell
Ray Sharkey
Paul Salerno
Joanna Cassidy
Patti Johnson
Bruce Glover
Chuck Johnson
Richard Lynch
Pete Lustig
Darrell Fetty
Dave Allison
James Luisi
Alvin Blake
Candice Rialson
Judy Blake
Malachi Throne
Earl O'Brien
Alex Kubik
Gas Station Attendant
H.B. Haggerty
Redneck
Dave Shelley
Jack
Gary Davis
Greg Wilson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mark L. Lester later made Commando and Class of 1984—this is his grimy origin story.
Made during the era when stunt coordinators had zero safety oversight; several performers died on Hollywood sets in the 70s with zero consequences.
US
