Jean-Paul Belmondo pulls double duty—and double trouble—in this French stunt comedy of errors.
STUNTWOMAN
Mike (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a stuntman who works with his girlfriend Jane (Raquel Welch). On their wedding day Mike and Jane are forced by producers to do a stunt for a film they are working on. Mike, annoyed doesn't look on the road and crashes the car causing them to end up in a hospital. After they come out Jane doesn't want to talk to Mike so he decides to get her a job in a film in which he is a stunt double for his double who is a star in action pictures but is in fact a wimp.
If your last trip to the supermarket felt chaotic, at least you weren’t in a gorilla suit.
You get not one but two Jean-Paul Belmondos, a supermarket King Kong rampage, and Raquel Welch in the crossfire—all courtesy of Claude Zidi's knack for slapstick. If you think stunt work is all glamour, prepare for flying shelves, romantic mayhem, and a double dose of mistaken identity.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Stuntwoman is a 1977 French action-comedy-romance film directed by Claude Zidi about an accident-prone stuntman, Mike Gaucher, whose chaotic career and love life lead to comic misadventures when he must double for a cowardly star.
Synopsis
Why Cult
Jean-Paul Belmondo takes on both the hapless stuntman Mike Gaucher and his star double Bruno Ferrari, showing off comic timing and physicality in both roles.
A promotional stunt as King Kong in a supermarket goes spectacularly wrong, complete with destroyed display shelves and one very embarrassed stuntman.
Raquel Welch brings Hollywood glamour and comic chemistry as the frustrated fiancée Jane, caught between love and stunt-induced hospital visits.
Director Claude Zidi orchestrates a series of escalating mishaps, blending slapstick action with romantic misadventures for a French comedic twist.
Questions from the Vault
What is Stuntwoman about? +
Stuntwoman is about Mike Gaucher, a stuntman whose knack for disaster derails his career and romance, forcing him to double for a cowardly movie star to avoid scandal.
When was Stuntwoman released? +
Stuntwoman was released in 1977.
Who directed Stuntwoman? +
Stuntwoman was directed by Claude Zidi.
How long is Stuntwoman? +
Stuntwoman has a runtime of 100 minutes.
What genre is Stuntwoman? +
Stuntwoman is an action, comedy, and romance film.
Where can I watch Stuntwoman? +
Stuntwoman is available to stream on SassyFlix.