Stunts Unlimited

Stunts Unlimited is a 1980 American action film about stunt performers directed by Hal Needham.

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 (1980-01-04)

Plot

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.

Cast

• Chip Mayer as Matt Lewis
• Susanna Dalton as C.C. Brandt
• Sam J. Jones as Bo Carlson
• Glenn Corbett as Dirk Macauley
• Linda Grovenor as Jody Webber
• Alejandro Rey as Fernando Castilla
• Stefan Gierasch as Axel Kalb
• Victor Mohica as Joe Tallia
• Lina Raymond as Cora
• Alfie Wise as Tom
• Hal Needham as H.N.
• Arthur Weiss as Fall Director
• Richard Ziker as The Star
• John Larroquette as Leading Man
• Linda McClure as 1st Assistant Director
• Victoria Peters as Rhea
• Peaches Pook as Waitress
• Sandy Lang as 2nd Assistant Director
• Graydon Gould as Western Director
• Joe Montana
• Nicholas David as Fred
• Danny Rogers as Fire Stuntman
• Alan Gibbs as Rider #1
• Monty Laird as Pistol Stuntman
• Mickey Gilbert as Horse Rider
• Walter Wyatt as Rider #2
• Stan Barrett as Tower Stuntman
• Charles Picerni as Air Stuntman
• Stefan Gudju as Gate Guard
• Maureen Cavaretta as Trapeze Lady #1
• Vicki Mathaway as Trapeze Lady #2
• Charles A. Tamburro as Bunker Guard
• Jophery C. Brown as Roving Guard
• Richard Lapp as Minor Role

Production

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]

Broadcast and reception

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] The pilot had a Nielsen TV rating of 12.3 and was viewed in 9,380,000 homes.^[5]