Packed with phenomenal and record-breaking stunts, “The Fall Guy” is thrilling, romantic and action-filled. After much suspense leading up to the release of this film, The Fall Guy hit theaters on May 3, 2024. Paying homage to the 1980s TV series, “The Fall Guy,” this film highlights all stuntmen and the many hours of hard work that goes on behind the scenes.
The Sexy Bacon
After playing the character of Ken in “Barbie” last summer, Ryan Gosling returns to the screen with counterpart Emily Blunt as stunt guy Colt Seavers in “The Fall Guy.” Months after a tragic incident on set, Colt is met once again with his director ex-girlfriend Jody Moreno (Blunt) as he makes a comeback to the stunt business. In doing so he’s pulled into a rescue mission to find and bring film star Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) back and out of harm’s way.
The perfect combination of conflict and comedy, this film will leave audiences with much to talk and laugh about. Directed by David Leitch, it’s not surprising the amount of hilarity that was involved as previous credits include Bullet Train, Deadpool 2 and Hobbs & Shaw.
Being a former stuntman himself, Leitch described this film as a dream come true as he and stunt coordinator Chris O’Hara thought up and filmed a jarring list of stunts to be performed on this set including the Guinness World Record-breaking cannon roll by stuntman Logan Holladay.
Leitch said in an interview, “You’re making a movie about a stuntman, so you want to make sure that the stunts are top-notch and next-level.”
Earlier in the film, there is a split-screen moment between Blunt and Gosling’s characters as they delve into their past. This split-screen characteristic is repeated in the credits as they roll with footage of a behind-the-scenes look at the many stuntmen and stunts being performed while in the filming process. As an audience member, it was thrilling to see in real-time the immense drive these stuntmen have.
The Motive Behind the Making
When premiering the film, Gosling stated what many actors don’t: “I’m Ryan Gosling, and I did almost none of my own stunts in this movie.” While this film was created with remarks to the TV series, it has also been advertised as a mission to fight for a stuntman category at the Oscars. Since 1929, the Oscars has recognized many creatives behind the screen and yet has failed to mention the bravery and intensity that comes with being the fall guy.
In an interview about the film, Gosling said, “Obviously this a love letter to the stunt community, they are the hardest-working people in show business. They risk more than anyone. This movie is just a giant campaign to get stunts an Oscar.”
With the high marketing of the film and the many stunts involved from rolling cars, high falls, fire burns and more, there are high hopes for this new category to be added to award shows and see the faces of these incredible stuntmen one day soon.
