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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Suitable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1978 DVD Release: 11/10/1998 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Total Copies: 5 Genres: Action, Comedy, Action Comedy

Following the blockbuster success of Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and director Hal Needham reunited to make the very similar Hooper, an action-laced comedy about a Hollywood stunt man who enters a dangerous rivalry with a younger stunt man. Hooper (Reynolds) and the younger stunt man (Jan-Michael Vincent) compete in a series of increasingly complex stunts in order to earn the title of "the greatest stunt man alive." Hooper is lightweight, mindless fun that doesn't have much story, but it is a stronger film than Smokey and the Bandit, largely because the characters are somewhat stronger. Everyone involved looks like they're having fun; the good-humor translates on screen. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Burt Reynolds - Sonny Hooper
Jan-Michael Vincent - Ski
Sally Field - Gwen
Brian Keith - Jocko
John Marley - Max Berns

One of the many collaborations between actor Burt Reynolds and director Hal Needham, Hooper comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio of the film. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. There are no supplemental materials of any consequence, making it difficult to recommend this Warner Brothers release to anyone who is not a Reynolds fan. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide