If you loved Cannonball Run II, try Hooper

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Hal Needham, and they sit in Action / Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Cannonball Run II, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Hooper is

Here's a movie about a stuntman reckoning with his career. Sonny Hooper, a legend in his dangerous field, contemplates retirement as his body begins to fail him. It's a fairly straightforward film about the stuntman's life, which is perhaps the point.

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