Stunts Unlimited Explained
Stunts Unlimited is a 1980 American action film about stunt performers directed by Hal Needham.
Plot
A group of professional stunt performers is hired by a former U.S. Intelligence agent to retrieve a stolen weapon from a dangerous arms dealer.
Cast
- Chip Mayer as Matt Lewis
- Susanna Dalton as C.C. Brandt
- Sam J. Jones as Bo Carlson
- Glenn Corbett as Dirk Macauley
- Linda Grovenor as Jody Webber
- Alejandro Rey as Fernando Castilla
- Stefan Gierasch as Axel Kalb
- Victor Mohica as Joe Tallia
- Lina Raymond as Cora
- Alfie Wise as Tom
- Hal Needham as H.N.
- Arthur Weiss as Fall Director
- Richard Ziker as The Star
- John Larroquette as Leading Man
- Linda McClure as 1st Assistant Director
- Victoria Peters as Rhea
- Peaches Pook as Waitress
- Sandy Lang as 2nd Assistant Director
- Graydon Gould as Western Director
- Joe Montana
- Nicholas David as Fred
- Danny Rogers as Fire Stuntman
- Alan Gibbs as Rider #1
- Monty Laird as Pistol Stuntman
- Mickey Gilbert as Horse Rider
- Walter Wyatt as Rider #2
- Stan Barrett as Tower Stuntman
- Charles Picerni as Air Stuntman
- Stefan Gudju as Gate Guard
- Maureen Cavaretta as Trapeze Lady #1
- Vicki Mathaway as Trapeze Lady #2
- Charles A. Tamburro as Bunker Guard
- Jophery C. Brown as Roving Guard
- Richard Lapp as Minor Role
Production
The title of the film is an homage to the real company Stunts Unlimited, a stunt group formed by Hal Needham, Glenn Wilder, and Ronnie Rondell in 1970.[1]
Broadcast and reception
The TV movie was broadcast on ABC[2] at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time on January 4, 1980,[3] as the pilot for a proposed series[2] [1] but the series was not picked up.
Upon the film's broadcast, the staff of People wrote that "the idea is ingenious" and "it ought to be a series".[4]
Notes and References
- Book: Freese, Gene Scott. Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed.. April 1, 2014. McFarland. 9780786476435. Google Books.
- Book: Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed.. January 10, 2014. McFarland. 9780786486410. Google Books.
- News: TelevisionThisWeek. The New York Times . December 30, 1979. NYTimes.com.
- News: Picks and Pans Review: Stunts Unlimited. People.
