The Stunt Man (1980)

Fantastic Film Loaded with Amazing extras!
What a ride! An excellent film that grabs you from the first frame and keeps you glued to the screen for the entire 130 minutes. I will not attempt to explain the plot, suffice to say that you will want to watch the film again and again. The bonus disc is almost as long as the film and is brilliantly photographed. A must have for anyone interested in timeless entertainment.

Peter O'Toole is great surrounded by a great cast.
This is one of two O'Toole movies to own of his later work. The other is "My Favorite Year", which I reviewed as well.

What can I say. This is a nice ride into the world of Alice in Wonderland by a reluctant passenger who actually becomes part of that world by the end of the story. A spoiler? Hardly.

This film languished on a shelf for two years before being released, so I am told. It almost didn't see the light of day. Thankfully, someone inquired about it and they wanted to see it. The rest, as they say, is history.

Lucky isn't the only one who benefitted (you'll get this when you see the film).

The Stunt Man
Part of the great appeal of this crazed cult classic--which finds a paranoid, confused young man thrust into the maniacal world of filmmaking--is the way screenwriter Lawrence B. Marcus plays with our understanding of "reel" narrative, like a proto Charlie Kaufman. Based on the novel by Paul Brodeur, this kooky, wit-fueled romp pairs Cameron with sexy starlet Nina Franklin (Hershey), who also happens to be Eli's one-time lover. In one of his sharpest and funniest roles, O'Toole is an unstoppable fount of clever deviance and saucy bon mots. If you're in the mood for a frenetic farce about the thin line between fantasy and real life, make way for "The Stunt Man."