Back in my day, we had daredevils like Evel Knievel and Super Dave Osborne. They’d defy death while entertaining cheering crowds, risking life and limb for applause. I never wanted to be a daredevil, but I did appreciate their bravery and risk-taking approach to life. Jay Baruchel is a daredevil enthusiast, too, and he’s reuniting with Goon’s Michael Dowse for The Stunt Driver, an upcoming comedy about the daredevil stuntman Ken Carter.

What’s The Stunt Driver about?

The Stunt Driver revolves around “The Mad Canadian” Carter, who attempts to execute the boldest maneuver of his career during the 1970s, launching a rocket car off a 90-foot-high ramp across the St. Lawrence River. The stunt would have him jump from Canada into the United States, covering more than a mile. The film “follows Carter’s quest to make his seemingly impossible dream a reality, chronicling his preparation for the jump and the absurd challenges he faces along the way.”

Dowse on Carter being an inspiration

Jay Baruchel and Michael Dowse’s The Stunt Driver takes its inspiration from the National Film Board of Canada’s 1981 documentary The Devil at Your Heels. “Ken Carter’s story speaks to anyone who has dreamed the impossible and been kicked in the teeth trying to achieve it. I couldn’t be more excited to work with my old friend Jay. Jay brings the perfect combination of comedy, belying great dramatic tension to this complex showman,” Dowse said about re-teaming with Jay Baruchel for The Stunt Driver.

Baruchel has played Carter before

Previously, Jay Baruchel played Carter in Nick Santora’s Fubar, an action comedy series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a C.I.A. operative on the edge of retirement who discovers a family secret and is called back into the field for one last job.

In the latest teaser for The Stunt Driver, Baruchel, as Ken Carter, prepares to leap a whole mile across the St. Lawrence River in a rocket-powered car. To do that, he’ll need to travel 280 mph before gaining enough momentum to make the jump. How on earth is he going to make that happen? Science, bitches!

Do you have any daredevil in your blood? Would you attempt a stunt like this? With proper training, of course. I’m not a big fan of flying (especially these days), let alone jumping a car one whole mile across a river. No, thank you!

Source:
Mongrel Media