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''The Fall Guy'' is a 2024 American
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directed by
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and written by
Drew Pearce Drew Pearce (born August 24, 1975) is a British screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on The Fall Guy (2024 film), ''The Fall Guy'' (2024), ''Hotel Artemis'' (2018), ''Iron Man 3'' (2013), ''Fast and Furious Presents: Hob ...
, loosely based on the 1980s TV series. The plot follows a
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(
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) working on his ex-girlfriend's (
Emily Blunt Emily Olivia Laura Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Emily Blunt, several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition t ...
) directorial debut action film, only to find himself involved in a
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surrounding the film's lead actor (
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson (né Johnson; born 13 June 1990) is an English actor. He is known for his portrayal of the title character in '' Kick-Ass'' (2010) and its sequel '' Kick-Ass 2'' (2013), as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe charact ...
). The cast also features Hannah Waddingham, Teresa Palmer, Stephanie Hsu, and
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. ''The Fall Guy'' premiered at
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on March 12, 2024, and it was released in the United States on May 3 by
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. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, yet it underperformed at the box office, grossing $181 million worldwide against a $125–150 million production budget and losing the studio around $50 million.


Plot

Working as the
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for action star Tom Ryder, Hollywood
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Colt Seavers breaks his back during a stunt gone wrong and abandons his career and his girlfriend, camerawoman Jody Moreno. Eighteen months later, Colt, now a valet for a small
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, is contacted by Gail Meyer, Tom's film producer. She tells him that Jody is directing her first film, a
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film titled ''Metalstorm'' starring Tom, and that she wants Colt to join the production in
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. After arriving on set, Colt learns that Jody never asked for him and is still angry about their breakup, with the film being a less-than-subtle attempt at airing her grievances at Colt. Gail reveals that Tom has disappeared after getting into trouble with "very bad people" and she wants Colt to find him before his absence causes the already overbudget film's cancelation. Not wanting Jody's directorial debut ruined, Colt agrees. He first goes to Tom's apartment where he meets Tom's girlfriend and co-star Iggy. She gives Colt a lead, so he visits a nightclub, where he meets drug dealer Doone, who tricks Colt into drinking a cocktail laced with a
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. After getting into a fight with Doone's henchmen, Colt visits Tom's hotel room where he finds a dead body in a bathtub full of ice. When Colt returns with the police, the body has disappeared. As the production of ''Metalstorm'' continues, Colt and Jody begin to rekindle their relationship until Gail abruptly informs him that he must return to the United States. Instead, he continues looking for Tom by tracking down his
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Alma Milan. She hands him Tom's phone, which Tom and Gail had been searching for, before they are both attacked by Tom's head of security, Dressler, and his team, who are looking for the phone. Colt and Alma defeat them after an extended chase through Sydney involving a rubbish truck. He and his long-time friend Dan Tucker, the stunt coordinator on ''Metalstorm'', unlock the phone and discover a video of an intoxicated Tom accidentally killing his most recent stunt double Henry Herrera (the man in the bathtub) while sparring at a party. The henchmen attack Colt and Dan, destroying the phone with
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pellets. Dan escapes, but Colt is captured and brought face-to-face with Tom, who has been hiding out on a yacht on Gail's instructions. He reveals that Gail is framing Colt for the crime using
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technology to replace Tom's face with Colt's on the incriminating video and that he orchestrated Colt's accident because he felt that Colt was stealing the spotlight from him. Henry's body is discovered and the doctored video is released to news media, while Gail tries to convince Jody that Colt is guilty. Colt escapes and is presumed dead after a boat chase ends in an explosion, but Colt survives and swims to safety. The next day, Tom arrives at the ''Metalstorm'' set and production continues. Colt secretly returns to the set and convinces Jody of his innocence. Together, they trick Tom into participating in a stunt sequence and confessing while he is wired with a lav mic while the rest of the stunt team, led by Dan, hold off Tom's bodyguards. Gail steals the recording at gunpoint and tries to escape in a helicopter with Tom, but Jody helps Colt leap onto the helicopter in mid-air. He retrieves the recording and falls onto a crash mat prepared by Dan, while the helicopter crashes with Gail and Tom in it. ''Metalstorm''s trailer premieres at
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, with
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being made the new lead and Alma the film's new producer; the film eventually becomes a
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hit. Colt is exonerated, and he and Jody get back together. In a post-credits scene, Gail and Tom survive the crash, but authorities arrive to detain them. Tom leaves Gail to be arrested in order to call his agent, accidentally triggering a series of radio-controlled pyrotechnics and blowing himself up. Alma calls Momoa's agent.


Cast

*
Ryan Gosling Ryan Thomas Gosling ( ; born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. His work includes both independent films and major studio features, and his accolades include a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, a ...
as Colt Seavers, a seasoned action stuntman *
Emily Blunt Emily Olivia Laura Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Emily Blunt, several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition t ...
as Jody Moreno, Colt's ex-girlfriend and a first-time director *
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Aaron Perry Taylor-Johnson (né Johnson; born 13 June 1990) is an English actor. He is known for his portrayal of the title character in '' Kick-Ass'' (2010) and its sequel '' Kick-Ass 2'' (2013), as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe charact ...
as Tom Ryder, a famous action film star * Hannah Waddingham as Gail Meyer, the producer of Jody's film * Teresa Palmer as Iggy Starr, Tom's girlfriend and co-star * Stephanie Hsu as Alma Milan, Tom's personal assistant *
Winston Duke Winston Duke (born 15 November 1986) is a Tobagonian actor. Duke was born in Tobago and moved to Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, United States, at age nine. Duke began his career with minor roles in theatre productions and recurring role ...
as Dan Tucker, Colt's long-time friend and stunt coordinator * Adam Dunn as Nigel, a crew member on Jody's film * Zara Michales as Venti Kushner, the visual effects supervisor on Jody's film * Ben Knight as Dressler, Tom's head of security Additionally,
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and Heather Thomas, who starred as Colt Seavers and Jody Banks in the original television series, reprise their roles in a
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with Majors credited as "The Fall Guy", while
Jason Momoa Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (; born August 1, 1979) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series '' Baywatch: Hawaii'' (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the ...
has an uncredited appearance as himself. Justin Eaton, who is Ryan Gosling's stunt double in real life, portrays Henry, the stunt double who is accidentally killed. Two female
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s portray Jean Claude, the dog that only understands French commands.


Production


Development

In July 2010, the ''
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'' reported that a film based on the 1980s series '' The Fall Guy'' was in development.
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had teamed up with producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald on the project, and
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was in talks to direct the film. DreamWorks, through the Walt Disney Studios'
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distribution label, was to release the film in
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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, while Mister Smith Entertainment would have handled sales in the remaining territories. In September 2013,
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was in negotiations to play the title role and McG was in talks to direct. In September 2020,
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, director
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, and writer
Drew Pearce Drew Pearce (born August 24, 1975) is a British screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on The Fall Guy (2024 film), ''The Fall Guy'' (2024), ''Hotel Artemis'' (2018), ''Iron Man 3'' (2013), ''Fast and Furious Presents: Hob ...
were said to be working on an "unnamed stuntman film" that had been picked up by
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. In May 2022, it was confirmed this project was a film adaptation of ''The Fall Guy.'' Loosely based on the TV series, the film is produced by Universal with Leitch's 87North Productions and Gosling's Entertainment 360, with Leitch and Kelly McCormick producing alongside Gosling and Guymon Casady. Pearce is also an executive producer, as is Geoff Shaevitz. ''Variety'' reported that the
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and the
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state authorities added funds to the production up to A$30 million and A$14.5 million respectively, with Paul Fletcher, Australia's Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, estimating a boom to the local economy, over 1,000 Australian cast and crew, and more than 3,015 Australian film extras.
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was cast in August 2022.
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and Stephanie Hsu joined in October, and
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, Hannah Waddingham and Teresa Palmer were cast the following month. Gosling and Blunt said that they took inspiration from Leitch and his producer wife, Kelly McCormick, for the romantic relationship between their characters. Blunt's role was originally a makeup artist, but it was rewritten to be a first-time director before she received a draft of the script. Blunt had some input on the character, stating that "We all kind of built her together, because I think, maybe in the original script, she was quite severe, and that sort of tough director"; she thought it was more interesting to see someone who is "in a situation where they're way over their head". For the character, Blunt took some inspiration from director Greta Gerwig and several other people she had met.


Filming

Principal photography began in October 2022 in
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, at the
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in Moore Park, Sydney. Filming also took place at
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,
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, and the
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, which was closed for several daytime hours for filming scenes involving Gosling in January 2023. Production also filmed at
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(located near Cronulla beach) as well as
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, and near the Anzac Bridge in Pyrmont. '' Variety'' and ''
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'' reported that the film had a production budget of $130 million. ''
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'' also stated its $130 million production cost after Australian tax credits, though added that "some have heard the production cost was even higher at $150 illion. The film used practical stunts, with highly choreographed action sequences. Leitch stated, "It was a love letter to stunts. We knew we had to be authentic in that world." It broke a
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for the most cannon rolls in a car, with eight and a half rolls performed by stunt driver Logan Holladay. Cannon rolls are performed by firing a cannon-like device into the ground from a moving vehicle.


Music

''The Fall Guy'' score was composed by
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. The film incorporates songs by
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,
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,
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, the Darkness,
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, and
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's cover of " Unknown Stuntman", an updating of the theme song of the series that was originally performed by Lee Majors.
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covered the Kiss song “
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”. The score also samples both sound effects from The Six Million Dollar Man as well as Jan Hammer's theme to Miami Vice.


Post-production

Editor Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir was on set during production, returning to Los Angeles for post-production. The sound was conducted by Frankie Montano, Jon Taylor, and the team at Universal StudioPost. Visual effects studios Rising Sun Pictures, Framestore,
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, Crafty Apes, Opsis and Day for Nite were involved. The bulk of VFX work was in the creation of ''Metalstorm,'' wire, and safety removal and cleanup. The
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process was led by colorist Dave Hussey at
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.


Release


Theatrical

''The Fall Guy'' had its world premiere at
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on March 12, 2024. It was released in Australia and New Zealand on April 24, in the United Kingdom on May 2, and in the United States the following day. Universal screened ''The Fall Guy'' at its CinemaCon panel on April 8.


Home media

The film was released digitally on May 21, alongside an extended cut version with 20 minutes of additional footage. The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on July 23, 2024.


Reception


Box office

''The Fall Guy'' grossed $92.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $88.2 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $181.2 million. ''Variety'' estimated the film would need to gross $275–300 million in order to break even, and reported it would end up losing the studio $50–60 million. In the United States and Canada, ''The Fall Guy'' was released alongside ''
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'', and was projected to gross $30–35 million from 4,002 theaters in its opening weekend, with some estimates of $40 million. The film made $11 million on its first day, including $3 million from preview screenings. It went on to underperform, but to top the box office, debuting at $28 million. In its second weekend the film made $14 million, finishing second behind ''
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''. ''
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'' reported: "''The Fall Guy'' posted an admirable box-office hold. It dropped 50 percent in its second weekend, which is pretty great in our current, opening-weekend-focused era, especially considering that the film lost almost all its pricier premium screens to ''Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes''." It then made $9 million in its third weekend, finishing fourth.


Critical response

''The Fall Guy'' received generally positive reviews after its SXSW premiere. Audiences polled by
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gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at PostTrak gave it a 90% overall positive score. Writing for RogerEbert.com, Brian Tallerico said that ''The Fall Guy'' "feels like a pushback against all the CGI-heavy, character-less, humorless blockbusters that have been coming off the content production line" and provides audiences "with what too often feels like a secondary concern in big movies lately: fun". ''
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'' called the film a "self-reflexive love letter to Hollywood stunt work", and praised Gosling and Blunt's performances and chemistry. In the ''
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'', Oliver Jones opined that "rather than indict Hollywood's worst instincts, the film instead echoes them ... If ''The Fall Guy'' reflects how Hollywood views women directors, it's little surprise there are so few of them."


Accolades


See also

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* '' Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn''


Notes


References


External links

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