Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert FortierDirector
- Art PhillipsOriginal Music Composer
- David WilsonWriter
- Charles LazerWriter
Cast
- Gordon PinsentNarrator (Voice)
- Ken CarterHimself
- Evel KnievelHimself
- Dar RobinsonHimself
- Robert FortierHimself
- Kenny PowersHimself
- Mark SennetHimself
- Hugh KennedySelf
- Dick KellerSelf
- Slam'n Sammy MillerSelf
Stills
Themes
stuntstuntmandaredevilstunt driver