The Devil at Your Heels (1981)
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.
Released: Mar 13, 1981
Runtime: 103 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Gordon Pinsent, Ken Carter, Evel Knievel, Dar Robinson, Robert Fortier, Kenny Powers
Crew: Arthur Hammond (Executive Producer), Robert Fortier (Director), Barrie Howells (Executive Producer), Bill Brind (Producer), Robert Fortier (Editor), Charles Lazer (Writer)