Stuntman!: My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Stuntman!: My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life
By (Author) Hal Needham
Little, Brown & Company
Little, Brown & Company
22nd March 2011
3rd March 2011
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Individual actors and performers
Films, cinema
791.43092
Physical Properties
Hardback
336
Width 154mm, Height 240mm, Spine 28mm
556g
Description
The incomparable, indestructible Hal Needham broke 56 bones and his back - twice - as a stuntman in movies and TV shows like Mission Impossible and The French Connection. He hung upside down from an airplane in Spirit of St. Louis, jumped between galloping horses in Little Big Man and he taught John Wayne how to really throw a punch.
When his stunt career working with the likes of Kirk Douglas and Steve McQueen was over, Needham's adventures continued. He directed the classics Smokey and the Bandit and Cannonball Run, starring his roommate Burt Reynolds. He owned the Skoal Bandit NASCAR team and the Budweiser Rocket Car, which broke the sound barrier. Needham shares all the outrageous stories that could only come from a man who earned a living risking his life.Author Bio
Needham's includes work on both tv and feature films. He directed both Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run and set trends like showing outtakes during credits. He has set Guinness World Records and fought for the respect and recognition that stunt men and women deserve for their contribution to entertainment. His many awards include an Emmy and an Oscar.
