Hooper

1978 Comedy Drama

Following the blockbuster success of Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and director Hal Needham reunited to make the very similar Hooper, an action-laced comedy about a Hollywood stunt man who enters a dangerous rivalry with a younger stunt man. Hooper (Reynolds) and the younger stunt man (Jan-Michael Vincent) compete in a series of increasingly complex stunts in order to earn the title of "the greatest stunt man alive." Hooper is lightweight, mindless fun that doesn't have much story, but it is a stronger film than Smokey and the Bandit, largely because the characters are somewhat stronger. Everyone involved looks like they're having fun; the good-humor translates on screen.

Director: Hal Needham

Starring: Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent,Sally Field, Brian Keith

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Awards

  • Best Sound

    Academy Awards (1979)

     
  • Best Edited Feature Film

    American Cinema Editors (1979)