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Before there was Tom Cruise, before there was Cliff Booth, even before there were just a few small beers, there was HOOPER! For our 1970s Bogdanovich wrapup, we chose a movie starring two-time colleague of Bogdanovich, Burt Reynolds, and directed by legendary stuntman Hal Needham: Hooper. The film also features a Bogdanovich analogue that may or may not be Needham and Reynolds letting out years of anger against Peter. Hooper is not only a guy we would love to grab a drink with (then take an Uber home), but a love letter to stunt work in film and a character study on the physical toll that work takes. 

We also riff on a level that's freakin' sublime making puns with M. Night Shyamalan’s filmography and discuss Journey's like for the new film Mother Mary, Journey's utter dislike of The Fall Guy, ideas for the new Academy Award for Best Stunt Design, and baffling box office stats. Onward to the 1980s! 

Further “Reading”

• By Bogdanovich (2011)
• Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule
• Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette
• But Enough About Me by Burt Reynolds
• Dick Van Dyke advertises the Hal Needham Stuntman Western Movie Set
• Hooper original trailer
• Quentin Tarantino honors Hal Needham at the 2012 Governors Awards

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