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Hooper is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Hal Needham released in USA on 28 july 1978 with Burt Reynolds
Hooper (1978)
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Add to a movie listHooper is a 1978 action-comedy film starring Burt Reynolds, based loosely on the experiences of director Hal Needham, a one-time stuntman in his own right. It serves as a tribute to stuntmen and stuntwomen in what was at one time an underrecognized profession.
Co-starring in the film are Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith, Robert Klein, James Best and Adam West.
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Sonny Hooper (Burt Reynolds), known as "Hollywood's Greatest Stuntman," is Adam West's stunt double on the action film The Spy Who Laughed at Danger. Hooper's on-set antics and wisecracks are a trial for egotistical director Roger Deal (Robert Klein), and even more so for Roger's bossy, obnoxious (but cowardly) assistant Tony (Alfie Wise), who gets Hooper in trouble with the Humane Society over a stunt involving a dog. Years of physical abuse on are fast catching up with Hooper, with the numerous stunts (referred to in the movie business as "gags") and his use of painkillers beginning to take their toll on his body.Actors
Burt Reynolds
(Sonny Hooper)
Jan-Michael Vincent
(Delmore "Ski" Shidski)
Adam West
(Adam)
Sally Field
(Gwen Doyle)
Brian Keith
(Jocko Doyle)
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