

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
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.