Adam West, Brian Keith, Burt Reynolds

The clarity of hindsight has turned Burt Reynolds's heyday in the 1970s into a time capsule of good ol' boy lunacy, and his movies remain as vital to that decade as disco and Watergate. Hooper...( read more  read more... ) represents the tail end of Reynolds's popularity, the last gasp before Reynolds moved on to forgettable romantic comedies and the sheer desperation of Smokey and the Bandit II and The Cannonball Run. Like those films it's harmless fun, and Hooper--conceived as a tribute to veteran stuntman Buddy Joe Hooker--benefits from the fact that both Reynolds and director Hal Needham were former stuntmen. The movie features three generations of stuntmen played by Brian Keith, Reynolds, and Jan-Michael Vincent, the last as a cocky young stunt-star who urges Reynolds to perform his greatest stunt ever: leaping a rocket-powered car over a wide gorge (a stunt inspired by the real-life exploits of daredevil Evel Knievel). What's fun about no-brainers like Hooper is that Reynolds's brand of macho mischief never really goes out of style. It's dated, but it's always going to find an appreciative audience. --Jeff Shannon

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PG, 99 min.

Directed by: Hal Needham

Release Date: July 28, 1978

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DVD Release Date: November 10, 1998

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  • July 6, 2009
    I shouldn't like this story of movie stunt drivers, but I did.
  • August 28, 2008
    Great fun. Burt Reynolds is an ageing stuntman threatened by the emergence of a new kid in town. Full of fun gags and crazy action, this is worth your rental money.
  • November 12, 2009
    More comedy with Burt Reynolds and his friends. Pretty good stunts.
  • September 14, 2009
    Hooper is a fun flix that would never be made today; all these stunts including the spectacular finale were all done in a time before blue screens. Burt plays an aging stunt man who is being shown up by up & new comer Jan-Michael Vincent. All that falling, drinking & fighting @ t...( read more)he Palomino had to catch up w/ Burt some day.
  • April 22, 2009
    this is my first time i saw when i purchase in DVD. burt reynolds is wonderful job role as sonny hooper the stuntman. director hal needham teaming again this time since "smokey & the bandit" and also another cast with sally field in it. i loving scene with sonny hooper is driving...( read more) aheading his truck with going backward. and also in scene with fighting bar scene with terry bradshaw & bald guy who from 1974 "the longest yard" with burt reynolds also is the best part i seen. funny as hell seen i saw in film. well done burt reynolds well done.
  • December 29, 2008
    This movie offered an interesting look into the world of the professional stuntman. While it may not be Burt Reynold's best work, the big final scene filmed near the ending has become a legend on its own.
  • December 18, 2008
    This was fun to watch. It doesn't ask a lot from the audience, except to sit back and enjoy the wackiness, action and fun gags. Burt Reynolds is tremendous as the aging stuntman. Jan-Michael Vincent does well as the cocky young stuntman. Sally Field is great as the scared girlfri...( read more)end of Reynolds. And James Best puts in a fun pre-Rosco P. Coltrane from the Dukes of Hazzard performance. And Robert Klein is absolutely perfect as the director that doesn't care about te safety of his stuntmen, and only getting the picture he wants. A fun movie that allows you to sit back and enjoy yourself without having to put to much thought into it.
  • December 8, 2008
    no thanks not my thing
  • August 14, 2008
    Burt Reynolds - Enough said!
  • July 30, 2008
    BLITHER BLITHER BLITHER!

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