The Devil at Your Heels
MovieTitle | The Devil at Your Heels |
User score | 5.8 |
Release date | Mar 13, 1981 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Robert Fortier |
Production country | Canada |
Production companies | ONF | NFB |
Budget | $300,000 |
Run time | 103 min. |
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.