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Hooper

Hooper

Ain't nobody can fly a car like Hooper!

19786.31h 39m

Overview

Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop painkillers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the industry before he ends up permanently disabled.

Directed by Hal Needham
Written by Thomas Rickman, Walter S. Herndon, Bill Kerby
Produced by Hank Moonjean, Burt Reynolds
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $78.0M

Top Cast

Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds

Sonny Hooper

Jan-Michael Vincent

Jan-Michael Vincent

Delmore "Ski" Shidski

Sally Field

Sally Field

Gwen Doyle

Brian Keith

Brian Keith

Jocko Doyle

John Marley

John Marley

Max Berns

Robert Klein

Robert Klein

Roger Deal

James Best

James Best

Cully

Adam West

Adam West

Adam

Alfie Wise

Alfie Wise

Tony

Terry Bradshaw

Terry Bradshaw

Sherman

Themes & Keywords

stuntmanhollywood

About Hooper

Hooper is a action, comedy film released in 1978 exploring themes of stuntman, hollywood. Directed by Hal Needham, it stars Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field. Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop painkillers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the industry before he ends up permanently disabled.

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