Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas

Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas

Share this post

Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas
Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas
The Joy of Positivity: Hooper (1978)

The Joy of Positivity: Hooper (1978)

Get ready for the Fall Guy with Hal Needham's classic tribute to the wonderful world of professional stuntmen.

Nathan Rabin's avatar
Nathan Rabin
May 01, 2024
∙ Paid
3

Share this post

Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas
Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas
The Joy of Positivity: Hooper (1978)
1
1
Share

I fell in love with movies about stuntmen while researching and writing The Fractured Mirror, my massive upcoming book about the history of American films about filmmaking. It’s a fascinating, overlooked, and underrated genre that experienced huge booms in the 1930s and 1970s and has its own set of conventions and cliches. 

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Nathan Rabin's Bad Ideas to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Nathan Rabin
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share