STREET DATE 2/23
The Stunt Man
Cameron (Steve Railsback,Lifeforce) is a man who finds himself unmoored from American life: recently returned from Vietnam, he is now a drifter on the run from the law. While evading police, he stumbles upon the filming of a World War I movie helmed by the megalomaniacal Eli Cross (Peter OToole,Lawrence of Arabia). When Cameron discovers that he bears a striking resemblance to the lead actor, he hatches a plan: to hide from his potential captors by disguising himself as a stunt double and agreeing to perform a series of increasingly dangerous stunts.
But nothing is what it first seems on an Eli Cross set, and as illusion and make-believe start to bleed into one another, Cameron finds himself locked in a battle of wits with a possibly insane genius, and in danger of becoming unmoored not just from society, but from reality itself
Newly restored in 4K,The Stunt Manwas a critical smash that suffered from distribution issues on its original release in 1980 – it was nevertheless nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Director for Richard Rush, and has earned a reputation as one of the most beloved cult films of all time. Featuring one of Peter OTooles greatest performances, and enough action-packed mayhem to power several blockbusters,The Stunt Manis – to use the words of Eli Cross – pure movie magic.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES
- Brand new 4K restoration from original 35mm camera negative by Radiance Films, presented in Dolby Vision HDR
- 4K UHD and Blu-ray presentation of the feature
- The legendary feature-length making-of documentary directed by Richard Rush:The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man(2001) (131 mins)
- New audio commentary with critics Christina Newland and Monica Castillo
- Archival cast and crew commentary with writer/director Richard Rush and actors Peter O’Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Alex Rocco, Sharon Farrell and Chuck Bail (2001)
- New interview with Chuck Bail, stuntman and actor (2024)
- Archival interview with Richard Rush (2011)
- Archival interview with Peter OToole (2011)
- Archival interview with Steve Railsback and Alex Rocco (2011)
- Archival interview with Barbara Hershey (2011)
- Q+A with Richard Rush, Steve Railsback and Barbara Hershey from a screening at The New Beverly Cinema
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Option of 5.1 DTS Surround mix or original uncompressed mono audio
- Pull-out poster and six lobby-card style postcards
- Limited edition 40-page perfect bound book featuring new writing from Adam Nayman and Brandon Streussnig, and an archival interview between Kenneth Turan and Richard Rush
- Limited edition of 5000 copies, presented in rigid box and full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings
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