LE GRAND SAUT
Genre
Biopic, comedy, drama
Language
VOASTF
Duration
99
Rating
About
Written and directed by Michael Dowse, THE STUNT DRIVER is based on the true story of Ken Carter (Jay Baruchel), the world champion stunt driver who tried to jump a mile over the St. Lawrence River in a rocket car in the mid-seventies. After many broken bones, Ken’s dream was to end his 30-year career with a big jump, a big paycheck, and to one-up his American rival Evel Knievel (Ben Foster). He enlists the best in rocket car design (Ed Helms as engineer Dick Keller), a big sports manager and builds a 90-foot ramp. Two vying crews film documentaries leading up to the event. In the vein of Free Solo or Fitzcarraldo, this is an underdog story about one man’s singular blinding passion to complete the impossible, to finish what he started. What’s both funny and tragic is that his mile-long jump, to anyone with two eyes, is completely impossible.
Directed by
Michael Dowse
Actors
Jay Baruchel, Ed Helms, Ben Foster, Laurence Leboeuf, Dan Bakkedahl, Marc Beaupré
Country
Canada
Version
English with French subtitles
Release year
2026
Original title
The Stunt Driver