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| Director: | Hal Needham | 
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| Writer: | Walt Green, Walter S. Herndon, Bill Kerby, Thomas Rickman | 
| Staring: | 
| Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop painkillers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the industry before he ends up permanently disabled. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 28, 1978 | 
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| Director: | Hal Needham | 
| Writer: | Walt Green, Walter S. Herndon, Bill Kerby, Thomas Rickman | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Action | 
| Keywords | stuntman, hollywood | 
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $78,000,000 Budget: $6,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Burt Reynolds | Sonny Hooper | 
| Jan-Michael Vincent | Delmore "Ski" Shidski | 
| Sally Field | Gwen Doyle | 
| Brian Keith | Jocko Doyle | 
| John Marley | Max Berns | 
| Robert Klein | Robert Deal | 
| James Best | Cully | 
| Adam West | Adam | 
| Alfie Wise | Tony | 
| Terry Bradshaw | Sherman | 
| Norman Grabowski | Hammerhead | 
| George Furth | Bidwell | 
| Jim Burk | Jimbo | 
| Don 'Red' Barry | Sheriff | 
| Princess O'Mahoney | Wanda | 
| Robert Tessier | Amtrac | 
| Richard Tyler | Doctor | 
| Tara Buckman | Debbie | 
| Hal Floyd | Cliff | 
| Ray Bickel | Crew Member | 
| Rex Benson | Crew Member | 
| R.G. Allen | Crew Member | 
| Mark Montgomery | Crew Member | 
| Linda McClure | Crew Member | 
| Kent Lane | Kent | 
| Christa Linder | Actress | 
| Kris Goddard | Joanie | 
| Robert Hackman | Rick | 
| John Marshall | Chuck | 
| Laura Lizer Sommers | Barmaid | 
| Peter Craig | Pete | 
| William H. Burton Jr. | Billy Burton (uncredited) | 
| Roxanne Brewer | Girl Jumping Out of Birthday Cake (uncredited) | 
| Alex Brown | Motorcyclist (uncredited) | 
| Tom Cloud | Indian (uncredited) | 
| Jadie David | Motorcyclist (uncredited) | 
| Gary Epper | Indian (uncredited) | 
| John Escobar | Cowboy (uncredited) | 
| Stefan Gudju | Cowboy (uncredited) | 
| Freddie Hice | Cowboy (uncredited) | 
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunt Rigger on Roof (uncredited) | 
| Hugh Hooker | Cowboy (uncredited) | 
| Louise Johnson | Motorcyclist (uncredited) | 
| Gary McLarty | Indian (uncredited) | 
| Bennie Moore | Motorcyclist (uncredited) | 
| Dave Mungenast | Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) | 
| Alan Oliney | Motorcyclist (uncredited) | 
| Bob Orrison | Indian (uncredited) | 
| Regis Parton | Cowboy (uncredited) | 
| John Quijada | Indian (uncredited) | 
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Cowboy (uncredited) | 
| Reid Rondell | Indian (uncredited) | 
| Tim Rossovich | Tim (uncredited) | 
| Fred Scheiwiller | Cowboy (uncredited) | 
| Ron Stein | Indian (uncredited) | 
| Charles A. Tamburro | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) | 
| Jim Whitecloud | Indian (uncredited) | 
| Walter Wyatt | Black Bruce (uncredited) | 
| David Ellis | Cowboy (uncredited) | 
| Len Glascow | Motorcyclist (uncredited) | 
| Raven Grey Eagle | Minor Role (uncredited) | 
| Sam Neville | Cowboy (uncredited) | 
| Greg Topper | Piano Player (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Hal Needham | Director | 
| Walt Green | Story | 
| A.J. Bakunas | Stunts | 
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunts | 
| Gary Combs | Stunts | 
| Tony Epper | Stunts | 
| Gary McLarty | Stunts | 
| Tim Rossovich | Stunts | 
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts, Stunt Double | 
| Joel Silver | Executive Producer's Assistant | 
| Charles A. Tamburro | Stunts, Pilot | 
| Ernest Robinson | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts | 
| Jimmy Ortega | Stunts | 
| Steve Mirkovich | Assistant Editor | 
| Stan Rodarte | Choreographer | 
| Bill Justis | Orchestrator, Original Music Composer | 
| Donn Cambern | Editor | 
| William Turner | Makeup Artist | 
| Walter S. Herndon | Story | 
| Gregg Bond | Special Effects | 
| Lindsley Parsons III | Second Unit First Assistant Director | 
| Donald B. Nunley | Property Master | 
| Peter R. Romero | Assistant Art Director | 
| Herb Panzer | Leadman | 
| Richard Burrow | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Jack Solomon | Sound | 
| Ken Dufva | Foley Artist | 
| Ira Bates | Set Decoration | 
| Hilyard M. Brown | Art Direction | 
| Bill Kerby | Screenplay | 
| Bobby Byrne | Director of Photography | 
| Jerry Barrett | Stunts | 
| Bill Scott | Second Assistant Director | 
| Louis S. Fleming | Assistant Property Master | 
| Hal Hail | Construction Foreman | 
| Ernest Phillips | Standby Painter | 
| Milton C. Burrow | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Joe Kenworthy | Boom Operator | 
| Chester Slomka | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Marty Church | ADR Mixer | 
| Don MacDougall | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Carolyn Tapp | Foley Recordist | 
| Cliff Wenger Jr. | Special Effects | 
| Gary L. King | Special Effects | 
| Carter Alsop | Stunts | 
| Pamela Bebermeyer | Stunts | 
| Alex Brown | Stunts | 
| William H. Burton Sr. | Stunts | 
| Jim Connors | Stunts | 
| Lawrence L. Fatino | Stunts | 
| Don Fox Greene | Stunts | 
| Hugh Hooker | Stunts | 
| Harold Jones | Stunts | 
| Mike H. McGaughy | Stunts | 
| Dave Mungenast | Stunts | 
| Regina Parton | Stunts | 
| J.N. Roberts | Stunts | 
| Reid Rondell | Stunts, Stunt Double | 
| Bobby Bass | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts | 
| Scott Hamilton | Stunt Double | 
| Dorothy Byrne | Hairstylist | 
| Tom Ellingwood | Makeup Artist | 
| Thomas Rickman | Screenplay | 
| Mel Dellar | Unit Production Manager | 
| David Hamburger | Assistant Director | 
| Cliff Bernay | Assistant Property Master | 
| Richard Reseigne | Construction Coordinator, Assistant Property Master | 
| Moe Larson | Painter | 
| Al Cavigga | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Robert A. Reich | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Roy Bean | Sound | 
| Jerry Jacobson | ADR Editor | 
| David Wolpa | Cableman | 
| Scott Forbes | Special Effects Technician | 
| Frank Varbel | Special Effects | 
| Stan Barrett | Stunts, Stunt Double | 
| Greg Brickman | Stunts | 
| Blair Burrows | Stunts | 
| Jadie David | Stunts | 
| John Escobar | Stunts | 
| Len Glascow | Stunts | 
| Clifford Happy | Stunts | 
| Louise Johnson | Stunts | 
| Tom Lupo | Stunts | 
| Bonnie McPherson | Stunts | 
| Bennie Moore | Stunts | 
| Sorin Serene Pricopie | Stunts | 
| Fred Scheiwiller | Stunts | 
| Loyal Truesdale | Stunts | 
| Monty Jordan | Stunt Double | 
| Gary Robert | Stunts | 
| Ray De La Motte | Camera Operator | 
| Ted T. Sugura | First Assistant Camera | 
| Ophelious Braxton | Best Boy Grip | 
| Kyle T. MacDowell | Electrician | 
| A.J. Robicheau | Best Boy Electric | 
| James 'Mike' Balker | Costumer | 
| Carl Mahakian | Foley Editor | 
| Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Cliff Wenger | Special Effects | 
| Terry W. King | Special Effects | 
| Janet Brady | Stunts | 
| Evelyne Cuffee | Stunts | 
| Patty Elder | Stunts | 
| Mickey Gilbert | Stunts | 
| Stefan Gudju | Stunts | 
| Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts | 
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts | 
| Ed Lang | Stunts | 
| Ace Moore | Stunts | 
| Alan Oliney | Stunts | 
| Regis Parton | Stunts | 
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts | 
| Sammy Thurman | Stunts | 
| Walter Wyatt | Stunts | 
| Brandon Pender | Stunts | 
| James F. Boyle | Gaffer | 
| Aaron Pazanti | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Dale Alexander | Grip | 
| Peter Davidian | Best Boy Electric | 
| Tony Rivetti Sr. | Additional First Assistant Camera | 
| Clyde W. Smith | Dolly Grip | 
| Paula Lynn Kaatz | Costumer | 
| Saul Saladow | Assistant Editor | 
| Sid Feller | Orchestrator | 
| Jack L. Martin | Orchestrator | 
| Donald R. Casella | Transportation Coordinator | 
| Rick Borchardt | Key Grip | 
| Elliott Marks | Still Photographer | 
| Timothy E. Wade | First Assistant Camera | 
| Paul Caven | Best Boy Electric | 
| Steve Prophet | Grip | 
| Charles L. Sereci | Grip | 
| Gene Deardorff | Costumer | 
| David Davis | Orchestrator | 
| Eugene Marks | Music Editor | 
| Lois Thurman | Script Supervisor | 
| Richard Liebegott | Production Secretary | 
| Dwayne Shattuck | Set Medic | 
| Norman Salling | Costume Supervisor | 
| Bruce Pearson | Color Timer | 
| Stanley Brossette | Unit Publicist | 
| Tom Elliott | Stunts | 
| James Best | Co-Writer | 
| Mary Peters | Stunts | 
| Dick Ziker | Stunts | 
| Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| John Roesch | Foley Artist | 
| Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts | 
| Sam Davis | Stunts | 
| David R. Ellis | Stunts | 
| Gary Epper | Stunts | 
| Freddie Hice | Stunts | 
| Sam Melville | Stunts | 
| Bob Orrison | Stunts | 
| R.A. Rondell | Stunts | 
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts | 
| Abel Fernandez | Stunts | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Hank Moonjean | Producer | 
| Lawrence Gordon | Executive Producer | 
| Burt Reynolds | Producer | 
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