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Universal Pictures is set to release the The Fall Guy (2024) 4K UHD + Blu-ray on July 23, 2024. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

Colt Seavers (Ryan Gosling), a battle-scarred stuntman fresh off an almost career-ending accident, is persuaded to return to his stunt career. He's told that his ex, Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt), is directing a film and asked for him specifically. With hopes of winning back the love of his life, Colt takes the job, only to find that the movie's leading man, Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), is missing and the production is in peril. Ensnared in an increasingly wild conspiracy, he must solve the mystery to save Jody's film and get one last shot with her. What could possibly go right?

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 2:06:23 for the Theatrical Cut and 2:26:26 for the Extended Cut. The movie has been rated PG-13 for action and violence, drug content and some strong language. Audio languages include English, French, Spanish. Subtitle languages include English SDH, French, Spanish.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found on the Theatrical Cut UHD and Blu-ray discs. The Extended Cut 4K disc only contains the commentary. Yes, this is a three-disc set, with two UHD discs and one Blu-ray disc.

• Audio Commentary - with director/producer David Leitch and producer Kelly McCormick; available on both theatrical and extended cuts.
• Gag Reel (4:36)
• Alternate Takes (5:52)
• Stunts on Stunts: Breaking Down the Action (18:58) - Five breathtaking breakdowns detail the meticulous designs, careful preparation, and astonishing execution that goes into pulling off the film's death-defying stunts.
  • City Truck Jump / Sidewinder (3:01) - Grip the wheel with stunt driver Logan Holladay, who provides a first-person view of an incredible stunt that launches a truck onto a crowded city street.
  • Garbage Bin (3:56) - Speed across Sydney's Harbour Bridge while watching Ryan Gosling and the stunt performers surf on a skidding door, trade punches in a spinning bin, and wrestle with an attack dog.
  • Boat Chase (3:30) - Blast back to the past with a classic boat jump stunt, no green screen required, complete with an awesome explosion that lights up the water around the iconic Sydney Opera House.
  • Car Jump (3:39) - Prepare for possibly the film's most dangerous stunt: a bomb-blasting ride in a tricked-out vehicle that leads into a heart-stopping jump across an enormous expanse.
  • High Fall (4:51) - Troy Brown, the son of legendary stunt performer Bob Brown, follows in his father's footsteps with a high fall off a helicopter like only their family can deliver.
• Making a Meta Masterpiece (16:03) - The Fall Guy's filmmaking team and all-star cast take you behind the scenes in Australia for an insider's look into the creativity and camaraderie that turns the original TV series into a thrilling new movie.
• How to Break a World Record (6:04) - Cheer along with the crew as driving double Logan Holladay and the stunt team craft a cannon roll crash that breaks a Guinness World Record.
• Nightclub Mayhem (3:30) - Fight coordinator Sunny Sun and stunt double Justin Eaton venture behind the camera to choreograph a bottle-breaking battle between Colt Seavers and Doone's goons.
• The Art of Doubling (4:22) - Meet stunt double Ben Jenkin, a man willing to be set on fire, hit by a car, and take risks with Ryan Gosling to collectively make a single character look cool.
• Making Metalstorm (4:31) - Cowboys collide with aliens in this look at the creation of Metalstorm, The Fall Guy's film within the film.
• Falling For The Fall Guy with Bob Reese (4:24) - Professional parkour athlete and influencer Bob Reese recreates stunts from the movie, including a scissor-lift dive, Kong vault, and heart-stopping high fall.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

A digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard three-disc black UHD case. A shiny embossed slipcover is included.

[ NOTES ]

The Fall Guy (2024) is available on 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD. The DVD release only includes the Theatrical Cut.

When I saw the trailer a few months ago, I thought, "What the hell is this crap?" The Fall Guy television series was about a stuntman who did bounty hunter jobs on the side to earn some extra money when stunt work was unavailable. This movie has nothing to do with that premise. In fact, the only connection it has to the original series is the title, two character names, and a GMC truck that looks vaguely-similar to the original's GMC truck. It really would have been better had they decided to make it its own thing and not try to bank on the name recognition and nostalgia. It's actually quite a fun action movie, though it's a bit overlong and a bit scattershot. I did watch the extended cut, so that may have something to do with it feeling long, but the theatrical cut runs 2 hours long, so that's not much shorter.

Alongside the end credits is an awesome stunt reel showing behind-the-scenes footage of the stunts in the film. As it plays, we hear Blake Shelton's modernized rendition of "The Unknown Stuntman", the theme song of the original series that was originally performed by Lee Majors. The song is comprised of almost entirely new lyrics, replacing all of the now-dated references to actors of the 1970s and 1980s, and making it into a love song that sounds like Colt is singing it to Jody. I understand why the song needed to be changed, but it's still difficult to listen to if you know the lyrics of the original. It almost sounds like a parody of the original.

The theme song isn't the only thing from the original series to return. Stars Lee Majors and Heather Thomas have cameo appearances in a mid-credits scene. Heather, who doesn't have a single line, looks like a plastic surgery nightmare. I don't like to demean a woman's appearance, but since she did it to herself, I gotta say that she is mighty scary looking. Such a shame as she was quite attractive back in the 1980s, and undoubtedly did not need to get any plastic surgery.

Also sad is that the original 1981-1986 TV series starring Lee Majors, Heather Thomas, and Douglas Barr, isn't available on DVD or Blu-ray in an unedited complete series format. Twentieth Century Fox released the first season on DVD way back in 2007, but as I stated in my review, it is heavily edited with music replaced. In the first episode, all of Paul Williams' acting scenes were edited out because Fox couldn't figure out a way to keep them in the context of the story after his performance of the Patsy Cline hit "Crazy" was replaced on the audio and he was blurred out of the background since his mouth would no longer match the words of the replacement song. The second season was released on DVD (PAL format) in some international markets, but not here in the United States. Now that Disney owns the show, there is no chance that we'll ever see the complete series on DVD or Blu-ray, and with all music and scenes intact.

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