Hooper (1978)
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.
Director:
Hal Needham
Writers:
Thomas Rickman, Bill Kerby.
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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 |
| Camera | Bobby Byrne | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ira Bates | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Thomas Rickman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Walter S. Herndon | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Byrne | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Ellingwood | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Bill Kerby | Screenplay |
| Production | Lawrence Gordon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hank Moonjean | Producer |
| Editing | Donn Cambern | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Turner | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Walt Green | Story |
| Art | Hilyard M. Brown | Art Direction |
| Production | Burt Reynolds | Producer |
| Sound | Bill Justis | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Mel Dellar | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Robert A. Reich | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley Artist |
| Crew | Cliff Wenger | Special Effects |
| Crew | William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Sam Davis | Stunts |
| Crew | Reid Rondell | Stunts |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| Crew | Brandon Pender | Stunts |
| Crew | David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Crew | Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Cliff Wenger Jr. | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gary L. King | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Louise Johnson | Stunts |
| Crew | Sam Melville | Stunts |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Wyatt | Stunts |
| Art | Donald B. Nunley | Property Master |
| Art | Hal Hail | Construction Foreman |
| Sound | Joe Kenworthy | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jerry Jacobson | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Crew | Mickey Gilbert | Stunts |
| Crew | Harold Jones | Stunts |
| Crew | Ed Lang | Stunts |
| Crew | Stan Barrett | Stunts |
| Art | Cliff Bernay | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Al Cavigga | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Pamela Bebermeyer | Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Connors | Stunts |
| Crew | Dave Mungenast | Stunts |
| Crew | Regis Parton | Stunts |
| Art | Louis S. Fleming | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Richard Reseigne | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Richard Reseigne | Assistant Property Master |
| Sound | Don MacDougall | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Alex Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Blair Burrows | Stunts |
| Crew | Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Lawrence L. Fatino | Stunts |
| Crew | Stefan Gudju | Stunts |
| Crew | Clifford Happy | Stunts |
| Crew | Tim Rossovich | Stunts |
| Crew | Monty Jordan | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Greg Brickman | Stunts |
| Crew | Hugh Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Lupo | Stunts |
| Crew | Bennie Moore | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Orrison | Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Hamilton | Stunt Double |
| Art | Herb Panzer | Leadman |
| Crew | Frank Varbel | Special Effects |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Directing | David Hamburger | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lindsley Parsons III | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Scott Forbes | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Evelyne Cuffee | Stunts |
| Crew | Patty Elder | Stunts |
| Crew | Len Glascow | Stunts |
| Crew | Don Fox Greene | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Art | Ernest Phillips | Standby Painter |
| Sound | Marty Church | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Carl Mahakian | Foley Editor |
| Crew | Terry W. King | Special Effects |
| Crew | Jadie David | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Sound | Chester Slomka | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | A.J. Bakunas | Stunts |
| Sound | Roy Bean | Sound |
| Sound | Ken Dufva | Foley Artist |
| Crew | John Escobar | Stunts |
| Sound | Milton C. Burrow | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Richard Burrow | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Carolyn Tapp | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Jophery C. Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Crew | Loyal Truesdale | Stunts |
| Directing | Bill Scott | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Moe Larson | Painter |
| Crew | Carter Alsop | Stunts |
| Art | Peter R. Romero | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Crew | David Wolpa | Cableman |
| Crew | Sammy Thurman | Stunts |
| Camera | Charles L. Sereci | Grip |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Alan Oliney | Stunts |
| Crew | Abel Fernandez | Stunts |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Bonnie McPherson | Stunts |
| Crew | R.A. Rondell | Stunts |
| Crew | Mike H. McGaughy | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Ortega | Stunts |
| Crew | Regina Parton | Stunts |
| Crew | J.N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Crew | Charles A. Tamburro | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Robert | Stunts |
| Camera | Rick Borchardt | Key Grip |
| Camera | Tony Rivetti Sr. | Additional First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Ray De La Motte | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ted T. Sugura | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ophelious Braxton | Best Boy Grip |
| Crew | Ace Moore | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Scheiwiller | Stunts |
| Lighting | James F. Boyle | Gaffer |
| Crew | Sorin Serene Pricopie | Stunts |
| Crew | Reid Rondell | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Ernest Robinson | Stunts |
| Lighting | Paul Caven | Best Boy Electric |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Salling | Costume Supervisor |
| Camera | Dale Alexander | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paula Lynn Kaatz | Costumer |
| Editing | Saul Saladow | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Crew | Stan Barrett | Stunt Double |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gene Deardorff | Costumer |
| Sound | Sid Feller | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Timothy E. Wade | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | David Davis | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Clyde W. Smith | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Stanley Brossette | Unit Publicist |
| Sound | Bill Justis | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Jack L. Martin | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Crew | Donald R. Casella | Transportation Coordinator |
| Camera | Aaron Pazanti | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Peter Davidian | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Kyle T. MacDowell | Electrician |
| Lighting | A.J. Robicheau | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Elliott Marks | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Steve Prophet | Grip |
| Sound | Eugene Marks | Music Editor |
| Directing | Lois Thurman | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Dwayne Shattuck | Set Medic |
| Crew | Charles A. Tamburro | Pilot |
| Costume & Make-Up | James 'Mike' Balker | Costumer |
| Editing | Steve Mirkovich | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Bruce Pearson | Color Timer |
| Production | Richard Liebegott | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Stan Rodarte | Choreographer |
| Production | Joel Silver | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Tom Elliott | Stunts |
| Writing | James Best | Co-Writer |
| Crew | Mary Peters | Stunts |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |