Great movie. Burt at his best. Terrific flick. An underrated movie, certainly. Burt and Sally and so many others killed it here. An homage by Burt to a great crew of stuntmen he knew over the years. On top of that a funny movie. Never gets old. 'Me and Jocko never turned down a stunt...never turned down a gag.' Awesome.
I was 13 when the Movie came out. It was like the greatest movie ever for a 13 year old boy, over the years could never seem to find the movie to watch, finally found it on Amazon Prime, and at 57 years old it still held some of that magic.
Watched Hooper again the night Burt passed....got to say as a 50 year old man.. the very last scene when he looked into camera and gave that ok sign with his hand..i choked up...RIP BURT, MY CHILDHOOD HERO...Jan Michael Vincent is with you now ..Two Legends together again..RIP
That gets me every time now, Peter. Also the scene in Smokey 1 when he looks at the camera, smiles, and speeds off. But I bawled my eyes out hard in the very last scene of The Last Movie Star. Miss Burt so much, he was and always will be the best. RIP BUDDY
Same age, I remember my parents taking me to see Hooper, snd every Burt Reynolds movie. Always entertaining, action, comedy whatever he did. Truly, a now lost breed of performer.
True story: a friend of mine LOVED this movie. Obsessed over it. Used to watch it endlessly over and over again until finally, he decided to quit his job and become "a Hollywood stuntman" because (like the song lyrics promised) you'd "end up with the prettiest girl around" (1:50). So, he enrolled in the stunt program at Universal Studios Hollywood and started his career.....only he found out it WASN'T like the movie! It WASN'T all fun, glamour, glitz, fooling around on set, drinking afterwards at a local dive, and going home with the prettiest girl around....y'know, just like in HOOPER! It was hard work, dedication to the craft, lotsa exercise, hours of study, and nothing like the movie! After two weeks he quit and never spoke about it again.
For years I always thought this was James Best.. I did my homework..it's not James Best.. It's a singer, song writer named. Bent Myggen...yea his name is Bent..
I remember when I was going through Drivers Ed, they actually showed us clips from Hooper and Smokey And The Bandit as examples of how not to drive lol.
@@ArgyleGroove I had a driver's ed instructor who'd come out of the building on the 1st day of road practice carrying a crash helmet & get in the car before putting it on before telling the student, usually the most nervous girl in the class, to go ahead and start the motor.
@@ArgyleGroove And having watched The Dukes of Hazzard for 4 years prior to turning 17(my folks wouldn't let me get a license @16)wasn't much help,either.
Funny you mention that. One of the driver's ed films we watched in school (1992) started off with a clip from the big stunt jump scene from the end of Hooper. I forget what the point of it was. For whatever bizarre reason my drivers ed teacher who was also our gym teacher and track coach thought it was really EL OH EL! funny when I pointed out the movie source from the clip of the red '78 Trans Am speeding around
Grew up in NY and no one has ever beat me on the streets .. these songs are my anthems .. theres the nothing like the life of a Hollywood Stuntman... :-)
I too wanted to become a stuntman after watching this film AND watching Evel Knevel jump 12 buses at the old Chicago amphitheater when I was 13. Well, I ended up loving out my boyhood dream, and still doing gags at age 56 and 300+ films later...
Classic film. Loved watching Hooper as a kid. Watched it recently and still loved it. The theme is also superb. Can’t listen to it without tapping your foot. Couldn’t believe there’s a thumbs down on this video. It’s a funny old world 🤷♂️
He always is the bad guy, who gets it in the end He's up there stopping horses or falling off a train He never won a gunfight, a squabble or a brawl, For being such a loser,! Hooper's really got it all You can toss him, blast him, flip him and turn him, Shoot him, hang him, bury and burn him, Chances are, Hooper's back for more. Running around, across the ground, Take a truck, run him down, He ain't easy, he's up and gone. You can hit him, kick him, gen'rally abuse him, Set him on fire, we'll amuse him. Heaven knows, he won't hold a grudge. He'll look you in the eye and tell you with a smile There ain't nothing like the life of a Hollywood stuntman. Some folks used to tell him, he ought to settle down. Find a steady woman, and land a job in town. But somehow that attraction, never seemed too great. You always seem him leaving just before it gets too late. Going down the highway, Rarely on the ground, Never run to 80, Ejection from the sound. Later in the evening, he's tearing up the town. Always seems to end up with the prettiest girl around. You can toss him, blast him, flip him and turn him, Shoot him, hang him, bury and burn him, Chances are, Hooper's back for more. Running around, across the ground, Take a truck, run him down, He ain't easy, he's up and gone. You can hit him, kick him, gen'rally abuse him, Set him on fire, we'll amuse him. Heaven knows, he won't hold a grudge. He'll look you in the eye and tell you with a smile There ain't nothing like the life of a Hollywood stuntman. He'll look you in the eye and tell you with a smile There ain't nothing like the life, Nothing like the life, There ain't nothing like the life of a Hollywood stuntman Stuntman Stuntman Stuntman!
Yeah the gang is all together again! Burt, Hal,Jan Michael, James... maybe even Brian! Sally will be there soon as well( well hopefully not to soon😜) love hooper wanted to become a stuntman so yeah I have a lot admiration for for the men and women that work in the profession... it’s not an easy job, trust me!!
Robert Harding This song was sung and written by a guy named Bent Myggen from Denmark that lives in the USA. He a really talented writer and plays several instruments and can write songs in a lot of different areas. He submitted the song and they were going to have someone else sing it and Burt said, I like this guy so....
This guy, Bent Myggen who sang this was also in the movie as playing Hooper's buddy. My favorite scene with him was when Hooper(Burt Reynolds) punched him out in their living room.
I grew up eating Burt Renalds particularly this movie and deliverance. I still try to emulate the characters he played. A Bygone era at this point back when men acted like men.
Burt Renyolds, Lee Majors, Robert Conrad, Chralie Bronson, Clint Eastwood, Chuck Connors. Who else would you like to see do a Tri- Athlon... Drink - Poker - Fight. In their Prime.
Ya can almost hear Saint Peter; --- "Here, HOLD my beer an' watch this shit!..." Burt, James (West), Dom DeLuise, Dean-o Martin, Sammy Davis, Jim Neighbors, Alfie Wise -- ALL 'Members' of Burt Reynolds "draw-staff" (people he could COUNT on, in short notice to fill out a movie roster)! Thanks guys, for the "Entertainment"!
Jake DeLeon I did music with Bent. He wrote that song and submitted it and they liked the song but they wanted someone else to sing it. Burt said “ I like this guy and I want him to sing it.” So they flew Bent to Nashville and he recorded it.
He always is the bad guy who gets it in the end He's up there stuffing horses, or falling off a train He never won a gunfight, squabble or a brawl For being such a loser, Hooper's really got it all. You can toss him, blast him, flip him or turn him Shoot him, hang him, bury and burn him Chances are, Hooper's back for more Run him out across the ground, take a truck - run him down He ain't easing, he's up and gone You can hit him, kick him, generally abuse him Set him on fire will amuse him Heaven knows, he wont hold a grudge He'll look you in the eye - and tell you with a smile "There ain't nothing like the life of a Hollywood stuntman!"
Loved this movie as a child but I gotta admit the movie is a bunch of lazy writing and this song is even worse crap, oh well the things you realize when you get older🤷🏻♂️
Great movie. Burt at his best. Terrific flick. An underrated movie, certainly. Burt and Sally and so many others killed it here.
An homage by Burt to a great crew of stuntmen he knew over the years. On top of that a funny movie. Never gets old.
'Me and Jocko never turned down a stunt...never turned down a gag.' Awesome.
A very good comment Dave Walker...
@@ShinerBockGirlz
Damn well said sir
No matter what happens, this song makes me feel good.😁😘🥳
I still love this song, it’s one of the best parts of the whole movie! RIP Burt, love you man 😢
I was 13 when the Movie came out. It was like the greatest movie ever for a 13 year old boy, over the years could never seem to find the movie to watch, finally found it on Amazon Prime, and at 57 years old it still held some of that magic.
Watched Hooper again the night Burt passed....got to say as a 50 year old man.. the very last scene when he looked into camera and gave that ok sign with his hand..i choked up...RIP BURT, MY CHILDHOOD HERO...Jan Michael Vincent is with you now ..Two Legends together again..RIP
That gets me every time now, Peter. Also the scene in Smokey 1 when he looks at the camera, smiles, and speeds off. But I bawled my eyes out hard in the very last scene of The Last Movie Star. Miss Burt so much, he was and always will be the best. RIP BUDDY
Same age, I remember my parents taking me to see Hooper, snd every Burt Reynolds movie. Always entertaining, action, comedy whatever he did. Truly, a now lost breed of performer.
He was 43 in 1978
Ranks right up there with casablanca...citizen kane!....gone with the wind
Listen to this song daily.
Relate to the life as a stuntman. RIP Burt, you're the man, the legend, always.
True story: a friend of mine LOVED this movie. Obsessed over it. Used to watch it endlessly over and over again until finally, he decided to quit his job and become "a Hollywood stuntman" because (like the song lyrics promised) you'd "end up with the prettiest girl around" (1:50). So, he enrolled in the stunt program at Universal Studios Hollywood and started his career.....only he found out it WASN'T like the movie! It WASN'T all fun, glamour, glitz, fooling around on set, drinking afterwards at a local dive, and going home with the prettiest girl around....y'know, just like in HOOPER! It was hard work, dedication to the craft, lotsa exercise, hours of study, and nothing like the movie! After two weeks he quit and never spoke about it again.
Take America back to when this was current culture
Yes bring Burt Reynolds back
Burt churned out some great movies.
Burt Reynolds and Jimmy Best are just hilarious in this movie. And the song is kickass...nothin like the life of a hollywood stuntman, yeeehhhaawww
Let's go to the Palomino Club
I thought it burned down.
James Best knew how to party!
And pick a fight with Terry Bradshaw and his entire crew.
Palomino didn't burn down it just shut down. Then they tore it down now it's a bunch of Office Buildings
I swear that sounds like James Best loved him as Rosco P Coltrane😍😍
It is...lol. He's in the movie & sings the song.
For years I always thought this was James Best.. I did my homework..it's not James Best.. It's a singer, song writer named. Bent Myggen...yea his name is Bent..
RIP Sony Hooper. +++
This film inspired me to become a stuntman. It captures best the original 'spirit of the stuntman'.
When Hal Needham passed away, my old man and I watched this again
dnasty312 Yeah, God bless Hal! We also used to work with this song and Stuntman by Larry Mahan while on set!
I remember when I was going through Drivers Ed, they actually showed us clips from Hooper and Smokey And The Bandit as examples of how not to drive lol.
We did anyway.
@@doughesson Exactly! The first thing you think when you see something like that is "I wanna try that!!"
@@ArgyleGroove I had a driver's ed instructor who'd come out of the building on the 1st day of road practice carrying a crash helmet & get in the car before putting it on before telling the student, usually the most nervous girl in the class, to go ahead and start the motor.
@@ArgyleGroove And having watched The Dukes of Hazzard for 4 years prior to turning 17(my folks wouldn't let me get a license @16)wasn't much help,either.
Funny you mention that. One of the driver's ed films we watched in school (1992) started off with a clip from the big stunt jump scene from the end of Hooper. I forget what the point of it was. For whatever bizarre reason my drivers ed teacher who was also our gym teacher and track coach thought it was really EL OH EL! funny when I pointed out the movie source from the clip of the red '78 Trans Am speeding around
Bert and Sally made The Best Movies Ever!!!!!Bert See you in The Great Resurrection of H-Sh-M!!!!!! Shalom Blessings of Blessed Memory!!!!!
RIP Burt Reynolds
Grew up in NY and no one has ever beat me on the streets .. these songs are my anthems .. theres the nothing like the life of a Hollywood Stuntman... :-)
Damn this song I have had it stuck in my head as an earworm for almost a week...And the thing is I am a metal music fanatic LOL
+Bubba Chunk I get the same way. Sometimes I wake up with this song stuck in my head. Yikes! Still love it though.
Is it still an earworm? Cause its been 5 years. 😉
@@granth8487 Well it is now.....geez thanks for reminding me.....yup it's stuck again.....earworm full blown grown adult now LMAO 🤣😂😂
Me too!
Hands down one of Burt's BEST! R.I.P My friend!
loved this when I was a wee boy ...great times
My ringtone, brings me back to my youth when I was trying to be stuntman in the movies.
This is one of my favorite childhood movie next to Smokey and the Bandit .
This song reminds me of my childhood.. loved hooper so much.
I need to watch the movie again. The two scenes I remember are the "Backwards at 65" and Punching Robert Klein at the end.
I remember first seen this movie back in 1978. Yes, I dream of been a Hollywood stunt man back then, seen the movie.
I too wanted to become a stuntman after watching this film AND watching Evel Knevel jump 12 buses at the old Chicago amphitheater when I was 13. Well, I ended up loving out my boyhood dream, and still doing gags at age 56 and 300+ films later...
I still dream of that
have always enjoyed the movie...and the theme! Viva Hooper!
Hooper to me is the greatest. I can watch again and again. Never gets old love the movie and Burt
Rip Bandit
Classic film with a catchy theme tune. Brings back happy memories as a young lad. RIP Burt Reynolds.
RIP Sonny Hooper :(
Classic film. Loved watching Hooper as a kid. Watched it recently and still loved it. The theme is also superb. Can’t listen to it without tapping your foot. Couldn’t believe there’s a thumbs down on this video. It’s a funny old world 🤷♂️
Rest in piece Sonny!! You will always be in my heart!
Great movie
Good memories of high school days
hooper is the best action movie i never seen i like the song too its so good
He always is the bad guy,
who gets it in the end
He's up there stopping horses
or falling off a train
He never won a gunfight,
a squabble or a brawl,
For being such a loser,!
Hooper's really got it all
You can toss him, blast him, flip him and turn him,
Shoot him, hang him, bury and burn him,
Chances are, Hooper's back for more.
Running around, across the ground,
Take a truck, run him down,
He ain't easy, he's up and gone.
You can hit him, kick him, gen'rally abuse him,
Set him on fire, we'll amuse him.
Heaven knows, he won't hold a grudge.
He'll look you in the eye
and tell you with a smile
There ain't nothing like the life of a Hollywood stuntman.
Some folks used to tell him,
he ought to settle down.
Find a steady woman,
and land a job in town.
But somehow that attraction,
never seemed too great.
You always seem him leaving
just before it gets too late.
Going down the highway,
Rarely on the ground,
Never run to 80,
Ejection from the sound.
Later in the evening,
he's tearing up the town.
Always seems to end up with
the prettiest girl around.
You can toss him, blast him, flip him and turn him,
Shoot him, hang him, bury and burn him,
Chances are, Hooper's back for more.
Running around, across the ground,
Take a truck, run him down,
He ain't easy, he's up and gone.
You can hit him, kick him, gen'rally abuse him,
Set him on fire, we'll amuse him.
Heaven knows, he won't hold a grudge.
He'll look you in the eye
and tell you with a smile
There ain't nothing like the life of a Hollywood stuntman.
He'll look you in the eye
and tell you with a smile
There ain't nothing like the life,
Nothing like the life,
There ain't nothing like the life of a Hollywood stuntman
Stuntman
Stuntman
Stuntman!
Lol I luv this TV song
i still have hooper on dvd suprisingly
This is such an awesome song!
Two of my cousins took me to see this movie in GA in 1978
You surely will be missed. One of the best.
Yeah the gang is all together again! Burt, Hal,Jan Michael, James... maybe even Brian! Sally will be there soon as well( well hopefully not to soon😜) love hooper wanted to become a stuntman so yeah I have a lot admiration for for the men and women that work in the profession... it’s not an easy job, trust me!!
I Believe this song was sung by James Best who played Hoopers Friend in the Movie.
He also played Roscoe P. Coltraine in "The Dukes Of Hazard".
Robert Harding This song was sung and written by a guy named Bent Myggen from Denmark that lives in the USA. He a really talented writer and plays several instruments and can write songs in a lot of different areas. He submitted the song and they were going to have someone else sing it and Burt said, I like this guy so....
Still unbelievable to me that it's not Jimmie Best singing. It sounds exactly like him!
RIP Burt Reynolds & Adam West Jan Michael Vincent & Sheriff from Hazard Co Dukes of Hazard all be missed
My Pal "James Best" did a GREAT VOCAL on this Song !!!!!
Bent Myggen is an alias of James Best who Played Cully in the movie and was Roscoe P. Coltrane in the Dukes of Hazzard TV show
James Austin Sorry. I know Bent Myggen and he’s not, James Best.
I own the vinyl LP of the soundtrack and yes, the vocals are done by Bent Myggen.
Just saw this you posted 10 years ago!! We just watched it yet AGAIN- and it sounded a bit like James Best. Shazam wouldn't even ping it. Love it!!
Thought it was James Best too!
It's James Best singing
I looked it up and the artist is Bent Myggen
AWESOME!
Makes me want to drive my car backwards
Just watched the film and the credits say it's written and performed by Bent Myggen - but I can't find a posting of it on TH-cam
I thought somebody said that it was James Best. Kind of sounds like him, and he did play the guitar.
Burt was a stuntman first
Love it.
Love this movie
The greatest make believe stuntman.
Ever wonder where Glen Larson got the idea for "The Unknown Stuntman" which opened "The Fall Guy" back in the 80s?
This guy, Bent Myggen who sang this was also in the movie as playing Hooper's buddy. My favorite scene with him was when Hooper(Burt Reynolds) punched him out in their living room.
The scene in the living room is hooper and culled which was played by James Best.
still funny as hell! burt is the man!!
It just ain't summer without Burt!
Makes me feel like a kid again!. . (The wife diddnt get it though!)
Is there anyone who could have sung this other than James Best? Hell No!
Love ya Burt..
"Old Fart"
Stuntman stuntman stuntman stuntman. The late great James Best (Rosco P. Coltraine).
I grew up eating Burt Renalds particularly this movie and deliverance. I still try to emulate the characters he played. A Bygone era at this point back when men acted like men.
Burt's best movie! ✋🔽
They should of had this in the new Fall Guy movie. Such a missed opportunity.
Omg I love that red 78 trans am in this movie
Hal sure seemed to like casting Trans Ams in his non-Bandit movies. A bunch are in the Cannonball Run movies too
Sounds a lot like James Best...still, a great song!
I always thought it was James Best on vocals. I met him about a year before he died and he told me people often thought that was him singing.
I also thought it was James Best.
Burt Renyolds, Lee Majors, Robert Conrad, Chralie Bronson, Clint Eastwood, Chuck Connors. Who else would you like to see do a Tri- Athlon... Drink - Poker - Fight. In their Prime.
Lee Marvin...Charles Bronson...Gene Hackman...
Ya can almost hear Saint Peter; ---
"Here, HOLD my beer an' watch this shit!..."
Burt, James (West), Dom DeLuise, Dean-o Martin, Sammy Davis, Jim Neighbors, Alfie Wise -- ALL 'Members' of Burt Reynolds "draw-staff" (people he could COUNT on, in short notice to fill out a movie roster)!
Thanks guys, for the "Entertainment"!
Jan Michael Vincent RIP
I was lean't a copy of the film by one of the older students at the martial art club i teach at after I started training to become one myself.
Who sang this?
Trying to figure out if I can use this song for a video I'm making if anyone can help me with this let me know
Bent Mygen = James Best RIP
Why wasn't Jerry Reed part of this? The theme song sounds a lot like the bandit Eastbound down theme.
well i wish you could because then i could dowload it
tribute to burt.
James Best sang it. Hooper's buddy.
Bent Myggen, a Danish singer/songwriter,
Bent Myggen
Where can I download The Hooper song ???
naturally I love Smokey & the Bandit but I give the nod to Hooper as my preference
Who sings this song??? It sounds like James Best, but i dont think it is
Does anyone know who sang this song or who wrote it? .. wouldn't it be great if Jerry Reed could've done some songs?
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Who sang the song? Sounds like James Best
James said once it was not him singing. this
kenneth graham I came to this site just find out if it was James Best.
Jake DeLeon I did music with Bent. He wrote that song and submitted it and they liked the song but they wanted someone else to sing it. Burt said “ I like this guy and I want him to sing it.” So they flew Bent to Nashville and he recorded it.
Hello who played the instruments on this song especially the banjo I absolutely loved this
Anyone know who sings this ?
Bad movie. Terrific song.
I do believe its James Best singing it :)
Bent Myggen sang this www.imdb.com/name/nm0616909/
He always is the bad guy who gets it in the end
He's up there stuffing horses, or falling off a train
He never won a gunfight, squabble or a brawl
For being such a loser, Hooper's really got it all.
You can toss him, blast him, flip him or turn him
Shoot him, hang him, bury and burn him
Chances are, Hooper's back for more
Run him out across the ground, take a truck - run him down
He ain't easing, he's up and gone
You can hit him, kick him, generally abuse him
Set him on fire will amuse him
Heaven knows, he wont hold a grudge
He'll look you in the eye - and tell you with a smile
"There ain't nothing like the life of a Hollywood stuntman!"
These are not the lyrics..he clearly calls someone a nigger
@@ShinerBockGirlz err, where is that in the song?
@@Shadowman4710 @1:47 “The nigger in the evening is tearing up the town” or “turning up the town” lmfao.
Loved this movie as a child but I gotta admit the movie is a bunch of lazy writing and this song is even worse crap, oh well the things you realize when you get older🤷🏻♂️
78 million gross for a pre 80's movie!!!!!!!!! SUCK IT LONG PAL, enough people loved it for what it was and still do!!
Timothy Gil
Justin Bieber is worth more, money doesn’t equal quality dumbass.
RIP Burt Reynolds