Hooper

"Ain't nobody can fly a car like Hooper!"

1978 1h 39m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 147

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“Ain't nobody can fly a car like Hooper!”

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Cast

Burt Reynolds
Sonny Hooper
Jan-Michael Vincent
Delmore "Ski" Shidski
Sally Field
Gwen Doyle
Brian Keith
Jocko Doyle
John Marley
Max Berns
Robert Klein
Roger Deal
James Best
Cully
Adam West
Adam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hal Needham
Writers: Thomas Rickman, Bill Kerby, Walt Green
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $78M — a 13.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CAST

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233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hal Needham, shot by Bobby Byrne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bill Justis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Donn Cambern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Burt Reynolds and Jan-Michael Vincent and Sally Field carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Ain't nobody can fly a car like Hooper!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hal Needham directs. Bobby Byrne behind the camera. Bill Justis scores. Donn Cambern cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $78M — a 13.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3233+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Hal Needham, shot by Bobby Byrne. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bill Justis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Donn Cambern shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Burt Reynolds and Jan-Michael Vincent and Sally Field carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Ain't nobody can fly a car like Hooper!".
9IMDB entry: tt0077696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.