Hooper (1978)
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63% of critics liked it
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48% of users liked it
(5,360 ratings)
Following the blockbuster success of Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and director Hal Needham reunited to make the very similar Hooper, an action-laced comedy about a Hollywood stunt man who enters a dangerous rivalry with a younger stunt man. Hooper (Reynolds) and the younger… More Following the blockbuster success of Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and director Hal Needham reunited to make the very similar Hooper, an action-laced comedy about a Hollywood stunt man who enters a dangerous rivalry with a younger stunt man. Hooper (Reynolds) and the younger stunt man (Jan-Michael Vincent) compete in a series of increasingly complex stunts in order to earn the title of "the greatest stunt man alive." Hooper is lightweight, mindless fun that doesn't have much story, but it is a stronger film than Smokey and the Bandit, largely because the characters are somewhat stronger. Everyone involved looks like they're having fun; the good-humor translates on screen. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hal Needham
- Written By
- Walt Green, Walter S. Herndon, Bill Kerby, Thomas Rickman
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jul 28, 1978 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A highly entertaining tribute to Hollywood stuntmen. The best of the Burt Reynolds-Hal Needham collaborations.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Slight yet likable stuntman comedy.
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Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
Guilty pleasure stunt-guy flick. Worth it for the final stunt of the film.
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Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World
Any film with Robert Klein as the villain can't be all bad
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Cast
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Burt Reynolds
as Sonny Hooper
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Jan-Michael Vincent
as Ski
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Sally Field
as Gwen
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Brian Keith
as Jocko
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John Marley
as Max Berns
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James Best
as Cully
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Adam West
as Adam
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Robert Klein
as Roger Deal
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Don 'Red' Barry
as Sheriff
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Terry Bradshaw
as Sherman
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Tara Buckman
as Debbie
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Jim Burk
as Jimbo
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George Furth
as Bidwell
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Norman Grabowski
as Hammerhead
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Robert Tessier
as Amtrac
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Alfie Wise
as Tony
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Richard Tyler
as Doctor
