Hooper is a 1978 action-comedy motion picture 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.
Veteran stuntman Sonny Hooper, known in Hollywood as "the greatest stuntman alive," is currently working as Adam West's stunt double on the fictitious action film The Spy Who Laug...
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Hooper is a 1978 action-comedy motion picture 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.
Veteran stuntman Sonny Hooper, known in Hollywood as "the greatest stuntman alive," is currently working as Adam West's stunt double on the fictitious action film The Spy Who Laughed At Danger.
Hooper's on-set antics and wisecracks are a trial for egotistical director Roger Deal, and even more so for Deal's bossy assistant Tony, who gets Hooper in trouble with the Humane Society over a stunt involving a dog. Furthermore, the years of self-abuse on and off the set are fast catching up with Hooper, with the numerous stunts -- and an addiction to painkillers -- beginning to take their toll on his body.
Hooper lives with his girlfriend Gwen Doyle, whose father Jocko is a retired stuntman himself. Upon coming home from work...
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