Hooper

Classic movie

A great movie about making an action movie full of stunts, gags and humor. Made between Smokey and the Bandit one and two so Sally Fields is of course part of the cast and his lovely live in fiancée. Several other previous costars also added to the line up bringing even more fun to the story. I think that they had every stunt actor and actress available in Hollywood in this one and it was billed as a movie about the lives of stunt people so try not to blink or you'll need to rewind. Definitely worth owning so you can watch again. Good family movie, popcorn and beverages recommended. Classic Burt Reynolds doing what he does best.

Most of this movie plays out like it’s Burt Reynolds with his friends getting drunk and hanging out in front of a camera. Hooper is about Reynolds as a stunt man whose body is breaking down but can’t say no to a job. He gets drunk, he gets into fights, he does a bunch of stunts, he blows off the director, he has a lot of fun. That spirit is the only real reason to watch this film. It also ends with one of the biggest stunt and explosion filled scene you’re ever going to see.

Love Bert and Sally together!!!!

But Reynolds at his best. Along with a lot of great actors. Having fun is this movie.It also shows the difference between reality vs. Green screne filming. Real location scenes have a better viewing. Rather then a fake environment (green screen)

I remember seeing it in the theater as a high school kid. Still as good today as it was then!

This was one of the best Burt Renyolds ever made, right on pair with smokey and the bandit . The last big stunt of the movie was real. It had to be filmed in 1 take as the site was already slated for demolition

My grandson loves Burt Reynolds movies and this one was fun to watch.

This is a film that is definitely of its era, I bought this because I remember watching it as a teenager and back then Burt Reynolds was a huge Hollywood star, the story of 'Hooper' is on the surface about Hollywood stuntman and one in particular 'Hooper' (Burt Reynolds) is considered the best at what he does until a young up and coming stuntman (Jan Michael Vincent) enters the story and he can perform the stunts with a little more speed than 'the older guys' can, in many ways the story has a 'passing of the torch' theme running through it. There are scenes that look a little dated now in respect to rhythm and pace however when the stunts are being performed on the screen that's when this film really shines and so it should when it is a film about stuntmen and women it's even more thrilling when you remind yourself that there was no C.G.I around when this film was made, all the stunts performed in the film where performed in physical cars by real people. The picture quality is great and the sound too, watching it again was a VERY nice walk down memory lane and transported me (just for a moment) back to when I was a teenager, star struck by Mr Reynolds and his infamous moustache. But, as I said, unfortunately it is a film of it's time and therefore could be considered uninteresting or boring to some however if it's great stunts and great visuals you're looking for with funny scenes and a gag real at the end of the film let 'Hooper' remind you how the movies used to be made, you may just have a good time.

Details on cover say 4-3 but on playing it says picture format redone to fit your screen, and yes...its any region...ntsc..watched the start..very good copy....P.S. Well, after suffering from poor info on many dvds i now own 2 ntsc dvds i`ve not tried to play..please killing eve pal2..when..beatles get back from china cheap ntsc.. THIS dvd yes says 4-3 but it is 16-9..get it right people..i read its also remastered??? Honestly no info has not stopped me buying more..having left an entire archive..dvds/cds/all formats..forced to move now re ordering what i need. Please amazon..full details..

Never released on DVD in the UK, and only released in a poor pan and scan release in the US, this has finally got a release it deserves, in a new 16/9, 1080p print, for all UK fans, it's region free so can play on ALL Blu-ray players, one of Burt's best, great picture, nice price, a fun, fun movie, for me a must own. Thanks Warner.

Love, Love, Love this film. I'd been searching for ages and ages to get this on DVD. I knew it was a Region 1 DVD but that wasn't going to stop me from buying it. So to be able to watch it I also bought, from Amazon, a region free dvd player. May seem to some like a bit of an expense for just one dvd, but to me it was well worth it. Thank you

Its a great film, but if you already own the DVD and are looking for an upgrade in quality, dont bother buying this BluRay Version, its a basic format transfer no more than that.No criticism of the seller however the item was despatched fast and arrived safe. It plays fine on my UK BluRay player, but has little or no enhancement over the DVD version.