
Stuntman!
My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life
Hal Needham(Author)
Little, Brown & Company (Publisher)
Published on 3. March 2011
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-316-07899-3 (ISBN)
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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
With printed dust jacket
Illustrations
Section: 16, b/w photos
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
746 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-316-07899-3 (9780316078993)
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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