Stunts Unlimited | |
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Written by | Laurence Heath |
Directed by | Hal Needham |
Starring | Chip Mayer |
Music by | Barry De Vorzon |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | Lionel E. Siegel |
Cinematography | Michael Shea |
Editor | Robert Phillips |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production company | Paramount Television |
Original release | |
Release | January 4, 1980 |
Stunts Unlimited is a 1980 American action film about stunt performers directed by Hal Needham.
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.
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]
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]