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Plot

Australian stuntman Grant Page accepts a job on an American television series and travels to Los Angeles, where he reunites with old friend and fellow daredevil Curtis Hyde. The hirsute Hyde performs magic tricks and feats of daring for a heavy metal act called Sorcery, each gig playing the part of a demon locked in "cosmic combat" with Merlin the Magician (Paul Haynes) while the band blasts out a theatrical but muscular hard rock. Page's first stunt for the cameras goes awry and he is hospitalized, but defies his doctors by escaping out a fifth story window to get back to the set. Such reckless behavior attracts the attention of a newspaper reporter (Margaret Gerard) who is writing an article on people obsessed with their careers, as well as a TV star (Monique van de Ven) who finds herself drawn to the stuntman's professional fearlessness. Together they attend Sorcery concerts, enjoy Hollywood parties with the band and explore the nature of extreme living. Director Brian Trenchard-Smith worked with Page on an earlier "stuntsploitation" film called Deathcheaters, which also featured plenty of hair-raising stunt work.
MPAA Rating:
PG
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
90min.
Theatrical Release Date:
01/21/2008
DVD Release Date:
08/25/2009
Director(s):
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Themes:
Filmmaking,Musician's Life,Wizards and Magicians
Tone:
Visceral,Flashy
Keywords:
car-crash,concert,daredevil,dog,explosion,high-jumper,pyrotechnics,reporter,rock-band,stage-show,stunt-car,stunt-double,stuntperson
Language:
English