Hooper (1978)

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.

Released July 28, 1978 99 min 11+

Genres: Action, Comedy

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