Michael Dowse debuts stunt film starring Jay Baruchel at Toronto festival

The short version

• Director Michael Dowse's film "The Stunt Driver" stars Jay Baruchel as 1970s daredevil Ken Carter.[Variety]
• Dowse first discovered the subject through Bob Fortier's 1981 documentary "The Devil at Your Heels."[Variety]
• The filmmaker noted that Carter's rivalry with Evel Knievel was amplified for theatrical drama.[Variety]
• The movie is scheduled for theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada on September 25.[Variety]

Key facts

• Michael Dowse directed "The Stunt Driver," which stars Jay Baruchel as 1970s stunt performer Ken Carter.[Variety]
• The project was inspired by Bob Fortier's 1981 National Film Board of Canada documentary "The Devil at Your Heels."[Variety]
• Dowse indicated the rivalry between Carter and Evel Knievel was largely performative historically but heightened for the movie.[Variety]
• "The Stunt Driver" is slated to debut on September 25 via Independent Film Company in the U.S. and Montreal Media in Canada.[Variety]

Sources

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• ‘The Stunt Driver’ Helmer Michael Dowse on Working With Jay Baruchel, Building a Ramp and a Rocket Car: ‘It Wasn’t for the Faint of Heart’Variety metered