Stunts Unlimited (film)

*Stunts Unlimited*
Stunts Unlimited
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Written by
Directed by	Hal Needham
Starring	Chip Mayer
Music by	Barry De Vorzon
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer
Cinematography
Editor
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	Paramount Television
Distributor	American Broadcasting Company
Release
Original release	January 4, 1980

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
as Jody Webber
Alejandro Rey as Fernando Castilla
Stefan Gierasch as Axel Kalb
Victor Mohica as Joe Tallia
as Cora
as Tom
Hal Needham as H.N.
as Fall Director
as The Star
John Larroquette as Leading Man
as 1st Assistant Director
as Rhea
as Waitress
as 2nd Assistant Director
as Western Director
Joe Montana
as Fred
as Fire Stuntman
as Rider #1
as Pistol Stuntman
Mickey Gilbert as Horse Rider
as Rider #2
Stan Barrett as Tower Stuntman
as Air Stuntman
as Gate Guard
as Trapeze Lady #1
as Trapeze Lady #2
as Bunker Guard
as Roving Guard
Richard Lapp as Minor Role

Production[]

The title of the film is an homage to the real company , 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]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Freese, Gene Scott (April 1, 2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786476435 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
^ "TelevisionThisWeek". December 30, 1979 – via NYTimes.com.
^ "Picks and Pans Review: Stunts Unlimited". PEOPLE.com.

External links[]

Stunts Unlimited at IMDb

[auto-1] Freese, Gene Scott (April 1, 2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786476435 – via Google Books.

[auto1-2] Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.

[3] "TelevisionThisWeek". December 30, 1979 – via NYTimes.com.

[4] "Picks and Pans Review: Stunts Unlimited". PEOPLE.com.

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