This movie is about Sonny Hooper “The Greatest Stuntman Alive” and though this character is fictional he is clearly based on events and people from former stuntman, now turned director, Hal Needham’s life. There have been many movies about the world of filmmaking, and even a few about stuntmen, but Hooper is not so much a…
Tag: Burt Reynolds
Gator (1976) – Review
In 1973 Burt Reynolds had a hit with his southern action/drama White Lightning, so three years later the studios wanted to see if lightning could strike twice with Gator.
White Lightning (1973) – Review
Before the Duke Boys were jumping bridges in Hazard County there was Gator McKlusky, a true hero of the South in White Lightning. Made in 1973 this Good Ole Boy movie is not what one would expect from just looking at the poster. It is a surprisingly dark and thoughtful movie with Burt Reynolds showing…
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) – Review
There are bad ideas, and then there’s Uwe Boll staring into the cinematic void and declaring himself its king. With In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, Boll, or as I like to imagine him introducing himself at parties, Uwe “I’m the only genius in the industry” Boll, makes another glorious attempt…