DVD movie
Added 10/18/2009
Very odd, funny movie. Shows what we see is in the eye of the beholder.
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Peter O'Toole at his best
Added 9/21/2009
I was fortunate to see this film at a press screening. The director apologized for not having enough money to have the movie in stereo. Steve Railsback was new to films. At least he was new to me. He later played Manson on TV and looked like the real Manson.
Anyway, this film is about a movie being made and Railsback gets into trouble with the cops and ends up on the movie set and into the movie. Barbara Hershey is the female lead. The extras on the DVD tells the difficulty of making a film with a low budget. It took years to complete it. But, the wonderful thing about this DVD is it is now in 5.1 surround sound. The camera work, from the beginning to the end is wonderful. The stunts in the movie, making a movie, are wonderful. I love this movie. What more can I say?
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A real classic, and so unusual in so many good ways
Added 7/23/2009
Rush caught the brass ring of Hollyweird and turned it into gold on this one. I saw The Stunt Man when it came out and after rewatching it last night feel that it holds up as well as any movie of its era; it still thrills and confounds and delights.
The performances are uniformly excellent. O'Toole is truly magnetic here, and you can see that he was hammered in some scenes and still pulls it off. Now that's a pro drinker! Railsback is perfect, and Hershey is mighty alluring indeed. This is the inside look at film-making that Hollywood doesn't want us to see: the egos, the drugs (watch the t-shirts and background scenes), the general insular idiocy of it all, and mainly the non-stop irony.
My only quibble is that it could be about 15 minutes shorter; it drags a bit at about 90 minutes in, and some of the shots linger a little too self-satisfiedly long, showing that even Rush was not immune to director's disease.
Nonetheless, SM is so brilliant in so many ways, and the script so tight, that this is truly a classic film. Could never figure why it didn't get the acclaim it deserved, but then again the market for truth has never been too huge. Perhaps a little too confusing for the average filmgoer, but then again that may be its greatest charm: one is never completely sure about what's going on. Just like life.
A truly unique and enduring movie.
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The second disk is a delightful documentary
Added 4/26/2009
I was surprised to find a second disk containing a delightful documentary. Unfortunately I went out and bought the documentary at the same time I ordered this DVD.
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Peter O'Toole Tour de Force
Added 1/30/2009
The Stunt Man is one of my all-time favorite films that no one's ever heard of.
I remember when the film very quickly came and went. There was a major war in the press between the director and the studio over how much/how little support the film was given by the studio. (It was virtually none.)
Anyway, when a filmmaker has that much passion for his project, it really pricks the interest. So I checked it out at the cinema... and wow!!
I was thrilled. This is a terrific film. There is a brilliant cast led by another superb performance by Peter O'Toole. And Barbara Hershey and Steve Railsback were also very good as the inciting lovers. Even San Diego as a beautiful backdrop gives a stunning performance, showcasing the Hotel del Coronado. (it looks much better here in color than it did in B&W in "Some Like It Hot")
The cat-and-mouse, is-it-real or is-it-Hollywood mind games created a riveting story with a surprise ending. It's a film that does everything that Hollywood just can't seem to do very well anymore.
If you haven't seen it, don't walk - run to see this brilliant film.
Highest recommendation.
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DVD movie
Added 10/18/2009
Very odd, funny movie. Shows what we see is in the eye of the beholder.
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Peter O'Toole at his best
Added 9/21/2009
I was fortunate to see this film at a press screening. The director apologized for not having enough money to have the movie in stereo. Steve Railsback was new to films. At least he was new to me. He later played Manson on TV and looked like the real Manson.
Anyway, this film is about a movie being made and Railsback gets into trouble with the cops and ends up on the movie set and into the movie. Barbara Hershey is the female lead. The extras on the DVD tells the difficulty of making a film with a low budget. It took years to complete it. But, the wonderful thing about this DVD is it is now in 5.1 surround sound. The camera work, from the beginning to the end is wonderful. The stunts in the movie, making a movie, are wonderful. I love this movie. What more can I say?
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A real classic, and so unusual in so many good ways
Added 7/23/2009
Rush caught the brass ring of Hollyweird and turned it into gold on this one. I saw The Stunt Man when it came out and after rewatching it last night feel that it holds up as well as any movie of its era; it still thrills and confounds and delights.
The performances are uniformly excellent. O'Toole is truly magnetic here, and you can see that he was hammered in some scenes and still pulls it off. Now that's a pro drinker! Railsback is perfect, and Hershey is mighty alluring indeed. This is the inside look at film-making that Hollywood doesn't want us to see: the egos, the drugs (watch the t-shirts and background scenes), the general insular idiocy of it all, and mainly the non-stop irony.
My only quibble is that it could be about 15 minutes shorter; it drags a bit at about 90 minutes in, and some of the shots linger a little too self-satisfiedly long, showing that even Rush was not immune to director's disease.
Nonetheless, SM is so brilliant in so many ways, and the script so tight, that this is truly a classic film. Could never figure why it didn't get the acclaim it deserved, but then again the market for truth has never been too huge. Perhaps a little too confusing for the average filmgoer, but then again that may be its greatest charm: one is never completely sure about what's going on. Just like life.
A truly unique and enduring movie.
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