Stunts (film)

Stunts
Stunts
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mark L. Lester
Written by	Dennis Johnson; Barney Cohen; Michael Harpster (scenario); Robert Shaye (scenario);
Based on	Story by Raymond Lofaro; original idea and treatment by Shaye
Produced by	Raymond Lofario; William N. Panzer;
Starring	Robert Forster
Cinematography	Bruce Logan
Edited by	Corky Ehlers
Music by	Michael Kamen
Production; companies	Mark Fleischman Ltd.; New Line Cinema; Spiegel-Bergman Productions Inc.;
Distributed by	New Line Cinema; Reel Media International; EMI Films (Worldwide);
Release date	August 17, 1977;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$600,000
Box office	$2 million

Stunts, also released as The Deadly Game, is a 1977 American adventure thriller film set in the world of movie stunt performers directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Robert Forster, Fiona Lewis and Ray Sharkey.^[2]^[3] The first film produced by New Line Cinema, Stunts was part of a late 1970s/early 1980s cycle of stunt performer films that included stunt man-turned-director Hal Needham's Hooper (1978) and Richard Rush's The Stunt Man (1980).

^ ^a ^b Collins, Keith (August 22, 2004). "A brief history". Variety.
^ Thomas, Kevin (June 2, 1977). "Movie Review: Star Turn for the Stunt Men". Los Angeles Times. p. h15.
^ "STUNTS". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 47, no. 552. London. January 1, 1980. p. 77.