The Devil at Your Heels

The story of a daredevil... Ken Carter wants to jump a car a mile

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Documentary

Overview

Devil at Your Heels, traces the trials of stuntman Ken Carter who attempts a death-defying aerial jump in a car. Not content with a normal jump, Ken Carter attempts a jump from Canada to the USA. This feature-length documentary shines a light on the intense preparation that led to Carter’s first attempt to jump a car across a mile-wide stretch of the St. Lawrence River – a 5-year period during which the dare-devil raised a million dollars, erected a 10-storey take-off ramp and built a rocket-powered car. Winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983.

Keywords

stuntman
stunt driver
stunt
daredevil
canadian cinema

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 13, 1981
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: Canada
Production: ONF,NFB,ONF | NFB
Cast: Gordon Pinsent,Ken Carter,Evel Knievel,Dar Robinson,Robert Fortier,Kenny Powers,Mark Sennet,Hugh Kennedy,Dick Keller,Slam'n Sammy Miller
Director: Robert Fortier
Writer: David Wilson,Charles Lazer
Producer: Arthur Hammond,Robert Fortier,Adam Symansky,Bill Brind,Barrie Howells
Cinematography: Barry Perles
Music: Art Phillips
Budget: $300,000
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0132082