Hal Brett Needham (March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) was an American stuntman, film director, actor, writer, and NASCAR team owner. He is best known for...
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films and a television miniseries. Created by stuntman and director Hal Needham, the first film of the trilogy, Smokey and the Bandit, was the second-highest-grossing...
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The Cannonball Run (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
The Cannonball Run is a 1981 American action-comedy film directed by Hal Needham, produced by Hong Kong firm Golden Harvest, and distributed by 20th Century-Fox...
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Smokey and the Bandit (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
Williams, and Mike Henry. The film marks the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham. The film follows Bo "Bandit" Darville (Reynolds) and Cledus "Snowman"...
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Megaforce (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
action film directed by former stuntman Hal Needham and written by James Whittaker, Albert S. Ruddy, Hal Needham and André Morgan based on a story by Robert...
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married name, Connie Needham, from season 4 onwards. David Needham's father is stuntman and film director/producer Hal Needham. Connie and David divorced...
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Stroker Ace (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
Stroker Ace is a 1983 American action comedy sport film directed by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds as the eponymous Stroker Ace, a NASCAR driver...
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player Hal Moore (1922–2017), U.S. Army general Hal Moore (wrestler) (1923–2003), American Hal Needham (1931–2013), American stunt performer Hal Newhouser...
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career with a car-chase movie, Smokey and the Bandit (1977), directed by Hal Needham, and co-starring Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, and Sally Field (this began...
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Smokey and the Bandit II (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
and the Bandit II is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham, and starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise...
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Cannonball Run II (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
Jilly Dub Taylor as a sheriff Harry Gant as a mob henchman Director Hal Needham appears uncredited as a Porsche 928 driver in a cowboy hat, whose car...
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The Villain (1979 film) (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
Australia) is a 1979 American metrocolor Western comedy film directed by Hal Needham and starring Kirk Douglas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ann-Margret, Paul Lynde...
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Hooper (film) (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
Hooper is a 1978 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jan-Michael Vincent, Brian Keith, Robert...
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Body Slam (film) (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
Body Slam is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Hal Needham and starring Dirk Benedict, Roddy Piper, Tanya Roberts, Sam Fatu, and Captain Lou Albano...
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Rad (film) (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
(international title: Hell Track) is a 1986 American sports film directed by Hal Needham from a screenplay by Sam Bernard and Geoffrey Edwards (son of Pink Panther...
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Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, who was the...
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released a 4K restoration of the 1980s cult-classic Rad by director Hal Needham. It starred Schwartzman's mother, Talia Shire, and was executive produced...
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Rocket". The vehicle, like its predecessor, was owned by film director Hal Needham, driven by Stan Barrett and designed and built by William Fredrick (Died...
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Hooper (1978), helmed by stunt-man-turned-director Hal Needham and starring Burt Reynolds. Needham decided to include outtakes in the film's end credit...
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to the Academy. On January 29, 2002, Russell died at a nursing home in Needham, Massachusetts and was subsequently interred in Lakeview Cemetery in the...
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Sperling, Nicole (September 5, 2012). "Academy to honor Jeffrey Katzenberg, Hal Needham, D.A. Pennebaker and George Stevens Jr". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved...
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allow Hal Needham to set the overall record. According to her contract, she was not supposed to exceed 400 miles per hour (640 km/h). Needham's sponsor...
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Wallach (2010) James Earl Jones / Dick Smith (2011) D. A. Pennebaker / Hal Needham / George Stevens Jr. (2012) Angela Lansbury / Steve Martin / Piero Tosi...
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Wallach (2010) James Earl Jones / Dick Smith (2011) D. A. Pennebaker / Hal Needham / George Stevens Jr. (2012) Angela Lansbury / Steve Martin / Piero Tosi...
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Bandit (film series) (category Films directed by Hal Needham)
programming block from original Smokey and the Bandit director/writer Hal Needham. Brian Bloom stars as a younger version of Bo "Bandit" Darville, the...
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Wolf. Body Slam Scotty the car dealer American comedy film directed by Hal Needham. 1988 Return of the Killer Tomatoes Professor Mortimer Gangreen A horror...
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Needham (1835–1924), English physician George Needham (teacher) (1804 –1894), Australian teacher Hal Needham, American stuntman Henry Beach Needham (1871–1915)...
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December 1, 2012, during which the following awards were presented. Hal Needham — An innovator, mentor, and master technician who elevated his craft...
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a NASCAR Winston Cup Series team. It was owned by Hollywood stuntman Hal Needham and actor Burt Reynolds. The team made its debut in 1981, fielding the...
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Wallach (2010) James Earl Jones / Dick Smith (2011) D. A. Pennebaker / Hal Needham / George Stevens Jr. (2012) Angela Lansbury / Steve Martin / Piero Tosi...
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