“He is most active in summer months, when large crowds gather to watch him jump automobiles over buses, trucks and other obstacles.” Mongrel Media in Canada has unveiled the first teaser trailer for a new biopic comedy called The Stunt Driver, a story about Canada’s stuntman Ken Carter. The Stunt Driver is the latest film by Canadian filmmaker Michael Dowse, best known for his films Fubar & Fubar: Balls to the Wall & What If, heading back to his Canadian roots for this. The film chronicles the daredevil stuntman Ken Carter’s quest to execute a bold stunt launching a rocket car across the St. Lawrence River from Canada into the US in the 1970s, facing absurd challenges along the way. Jay Baruchel stars as Ken Carter, with Ben Foster as his American rival Evel Knievel, Ed Helms as Dick Keller, plus Laurence Leboeuf, Dan Bakkedahl, Joe Cobden, and Marc Beaupré. They actually shot this on location at the real St. Lawrence River jump point. Inspired by the 1981 doc film The Devil at Your Heels about Ken Carter, he also seems to be the inspiration for the character “Duke Caboom” in Toy Story 4. This is a genius teaser introducing him in an amusing old school documentary format with a hilarious voiceover. I’m sold! 🇨🇦 This looks like a blast.
Here’s the first teaser trailer for Michael Dowse’s film The Stunt Driver, direct from YouTube:
Set in the mid-70s, Canadian director Michael Dowse’s film The Stunt Driver recounts the true underdog story of Canada’s Ken Carter (Jay Baruchel), the world champion stunt driver who battles his personal demons and public doubt to attempt what everyone considers impossible – a mile-long jump across the St. Lawrence River in a rocket car. The Stunt Driver is written and directed by Canadian filmmaker Michael Dowse, director of the movies Fubar & Fubar: Balls to the Wall, It’s All Gone Pete Tong, Take Me Home Tonight, Goon, What If, Stuber, Coffee & Kareem, 8-Bit Christmas, and Trap House, plus work on the TV series “Me” & “The Sticky” recently. Based on the true story of “The Mad Canadian” stunt driver Ken Carter and the documentary The Devil at Your Heels. Produced by Michael Dowse and Jennifer Wilson. Filmed on location in Canada in Montreal and at the St. Lawrence River between Boucherville and Varennes. Mongrel Media debuts Dowse’s The Stunt Driver in Canadian theaters on September 25th, 2026. No US date yet.
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