Released
The Devil at Your Heels
March 13 1981 (almost 44 years ago)Rating
58
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6 reviews
The story of a daredevil... Ken Carter wants to jump a car a mile
- Director: Robert Fortier
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 1 h 43 m
- Budget: $300,000
- Country: Canada
- Company: ONF | NFB
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.
