Movie

The Devil at Your Heels (1981)

• NR
• March 13, 1981
• 1h 43m

• Documentary

“The story of a daredevil... Ken Carter wants to jump a car a mile”

Overview

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.

Director

Robert Fortier

Writers

David Wilson, Charles Lazer

Starring

Gordon Pinsent, Ken Carter, Evel Knievel