Um Kopf und Kragen (1978)
Sonny Hooper ist die Nummer Eins unter den Stuntmen. Nach unzähligen Knochenbrüchen denkt er daran, den Job bald an den Nagel zu hängen. Sein letzter waghalsiger Coup soll ihm 50.000 Dollar bringen: der Sprung in einem raketenbetriebenen Auto über eine gesprengte Brücke. Da taucht Konkurrenz auf in Gestalt des ehrgeizigen Nachwuchs-Stuntman Ski. Noch einmal will der alte Hase Hooper es allen zeigen. Burt Reynolds, der seine Super-Karriere selbst als Stuntman begann, zeigt in halsbrecherischen Szenen, die nicht gedoubelt wurden, sein ganzes Können.
Der Regisseur:
Hal Needham
Die Autor:
Bill Kerby, Thomas Rickman.
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Burt Reynolds as Sonny Hooper |
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Jan-Michael Vincent as Delmore "Ski" Shidski |
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Sally Field as Gwen Doyle |
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Brian Keith as Jocko Doyle |
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John Marley as Max Berns |
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Robert Klein as Roger Deal |
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James Best as Cully |
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Adam West as Adam |
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Alfie Wise as Tony |
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Terry Bradshaw as Sherman |
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Norman Grabowski as Hammerhead |
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George Furth as Bidwell |
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Jim Burk as Jimbo |
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Don 'Red' Barry as Sheriff |
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Princess O'Mahoney as Wanda |
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Robert Tessier as Amtrac |
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Richard Tyler as Doctor |
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Tara Buckman as Debbie |
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Hal Floyd as Cliff |
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Ray Bickel as Crew Member |
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Rex Benson as Crew Member |
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R.G. Allen as Crew Member |
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Mark Montgomery as Crew Member |
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Linda McClure as Crew Member |
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Kent Lane as Kent |
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Christa Linder as Actress |
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Kris Goddard as Joanie |
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Robert Hackman as Rick |
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John Marshall as Chuck |
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Laura Lizer Sommers as Barmaid |
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Peter Craig as Pete |
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William H. Burton Jr. as Billy Burton (uncredited) |
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Roxanne Brewer as Girl Jumping Out of Birthday Cake (uncredited) |
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Alex Brown as Motorcyclist (uncredited) |
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Tom Cloud as Indian (uncredited) |
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Jadie David as Motorcyclist (uncredited) |
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Gary Epper as Indian (uncredited) |
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John Escobar as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Stefan Gudju as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Freddie Hice as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Buddy Joe Hooker as Stunt Rigger on Roof (uncredited) |
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Hugh Hooker as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Louise Johnson as Motorcyclist (uncredited) |
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Gary McLarty as Indian (uncredited) |
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Bennie Moore as Motorcyclist (uncredited) |
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Dave Mungenast as Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) |
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Alan Oliney as Motorcyclist (uncredited) |
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Bob Orrison as Indian (uncredited) |
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Regis Parton as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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John Quijada as Indian (uncredited) |
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Ronnie Rondell Jr. as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Reid Rondell as Indian (uncredited) |
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Tim Rossovich as Tim (uncredited) |
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Fred Scheiwiller as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Ron Stein as Indian (uncredited) |
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Charles A. Tamburro as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) |
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Jim Whitecloud as Indian (uncredited) |
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Walter Wyatt as Black Bruce (uncredited) |
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David Ellis as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Len Glascow as Motorcyclist (uncredited) |
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Raven Grey Eagle as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Sam Neville as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Greg Topper as Piano Player (uncredited) |
| Crew | Jerry Barrett | Stunts |
| Directing | Hal Needham | Director |
| Crew | Gregg Bond | Special Effects |
| Writing | Walter S. Herndon | Story |
| Production | Burt Reynolds | Producer |
| Writing | Bill Kerby | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thomas Rickman | Screenplay |
| Editing | Donn Cambern | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Byrne | Hairstylist |
| Art | Ira Bates | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Bill Justis | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Walt Green | Story |
| Production | Lawrence Gordon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hank Moonjean | Producer |
| Camera | Bobby Byrne | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Ellingwood | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Turner | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Hilyard M. Brown | Art Direction |
| Production | Mel Dellar | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Milton C. Burrow | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Al Cavigga | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Chester Slomka | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Jerry Jacobson | ADR Editor |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley Artist |
| Art | Hal Hail | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Cliff Bernay | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Richard Burrow | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Louis S. Fleming | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Ernest Phillips | Standby Painter |
| Art | Herb Panzer | Leadman |
| Sound | Carl Mahakian | Foley Editor |
| Directing | Bill Scott | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Peter R. Romero | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Directing | David Hamburger | Assistant Director |
| Art | Donald B. Nunley | Property Master |
| Sound | Joe Kenworthy | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Robert A. Reich | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Don MacDougall | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Lindsley Parsons III | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Art | Moe Larson | Painter |
| Crew | Carter Alsop | Stunts |
| Crew | John Escobar | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Reid Rondell | Stunts |
| Crew | Louise Johnson | Stunts |
| Crew | Sammy Thurman | Stunts |
| Crew | Loyal Truesdale | Stunts |
| Crew | Stan Barrett | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Jimmy Ortega | Stunts |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Cliff Wenger Jr. | Special Effects |
| Crew | Harold Jones | Stunts |
| Crew | Sam Melville | Stunts |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Lupo | Stunts |
| Crew | Bonnie McPherson | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary L. King | Special Effects |
| Crew | Stan Barrett | Stunts |
| Crew | Blair Burrows | Stunts |
| Crew | David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Sound | Roy Bean | Sound |
| Sound | Ken Dufva | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Carolyn Tapp | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Pamela Bebermeyer | Stunts |
| Crew | Hugh Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Ed Lang | Stunts |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Wyatt | Stunts |
| Crew | Evelyne Cuffee | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike H. McGaughy | Stunts |
| Crew | Abel Fernandez | Stunts |
| Crew | William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Lawrence L. Fatino | Stunts |
| Crew | Don Fox Greene | Stunts |
| Crew | Stefan Gudju | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Bennie Moore | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Orrison | Stunts |
| Crew | Regina Parton | Stunts |
| Crew | Charles A. Tamburro | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Hamilton | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Monty Jordan | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Cliff Wenger | Special Effects |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Crew | Greg Brickman | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Dave Mungenast | Stunts |
| Crew | Sam Davis | Stunts |
| Crew | Patty Elder | Stunts |
| Crew | R.A. Rondell | Stunts |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| Crew | Brandon Pender | Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Connors | Stunts |
| Crew | Terry W. King | Special Effects |
| Crew | Frank Varbel | Special Effects |
| Crew | Alex Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Crew | Alan Oliney | Stunts |
| Crew | David Wolpa | Cableman |
| Crew | Scott Forbes | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Len Glascow | Stunts |
| Crew | Ace Moore | Stunts |
| Art | Richard Reseigne | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Richard Reseigne | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Marty Church | ADR Mixer |
| Crew | Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Mickey Gilbert | Stunts |
| Crew | Clifford Happy | Stunts |
| Crew | A.J. Bakunas | Stunts |
| Crew | Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Jadie David | Stunts |
| Crew | Regis Parton | Stunts |
| Crew | Sorin Serene Pricopie | Stunts |
| Camera | Rick Borchardt | Key Grip |
| Camera | Ray De La Motte | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ted T. Sugura | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | A.J. Robicheau | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Clyde W. Smith | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gene Deardorff | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Lynn Kaatz | Costumer |
| Sound | Sid Feller | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunts |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Ophelious Braxton | Best Boy Grip |
| Crew | J.N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Scheiwiller | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Robert | Stunts |
| Camera | Tony Rivetti Sr. | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Reid Rondell | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Dale Alexander | Grip |
| Camera | Timothy E. Wade | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Peter Davidian | Best Boy Electric |
| Directing | Lois Thurman | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | James F. Boyle | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | James 'Mike' Balker | Costumer |
| Camera | Elliott Marks | Still Photographer |
| Sound | David Davis | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Tim Rossovich | Stunts |
| Lighting | Kyle T. MacDowell | Electrician |
| Camera | Steve Prophet | Grip |
| Crew | Donald R. Casella | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Aaron Pazanti | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Steve Mirkovich | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jack L. Martin | Orchestrator |
| Editing | Bruce Pearson | Color Timer |
| Crew | Stanley Brossette | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Joel Silver | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Lighting | Paul Caven | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Charles L. Sereci | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Salling | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Bill Justis | Orchestrator |
| Production | Richard Liebegott | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Eugene Marks | Music Editor |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Editing | Saul Saladow | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Dwayne Shattuck | Set Medic |
| Crew | Stan Rodarte | Choreographer |
| Crew | Charles A. Tamburro | Pilot |
| Crew | Tom Elliott | Stunts |
| Writing | James Best | Co-Writer |
| Crew | Mary Peters | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |