The Stunt Driver (2026) is a Canadian comedy-drama starring Jay Baruchel as Montreal stuntman Ken Carter. Ben Foster plays rival Evel Knievel, Ed Helms plays engineer Dick Keller, Laurence Leboeuf plays Gloria, and Dan Bakkedahl plays manager Bill Wilkins. FirstShowing.net names Michael Dowse as writer-director.
Its full trailer report ties the story to Carter's 1970s plan to jump the St. Lawrence River in a rocket car. The Playlist interview presents Baruchel as carrying Carter's years-long mile-long jump quest in its cast interview.
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- What Baruchel carries as Ken Carter
- Who plays the rival and the builder?
- Who fills Carter's inner circle?
- What true story and release should viewers know?
What Baruchel carries as Ken Carter
Baruchel plays Ken Carter, a Montreal stuntman known as The Mad Canadian. The role follows Carter through a years-long effort to make a mile-long rocket-car jump.
That focus keeps Baruchel at the center of planning, testing, and waiting. His Carter holds together the build toward the river jump.
Who plays the rival and the builder?
Ben Foster plays American daredevil Evel Knievel. ContraZoomPod's CIFF 2026 review describes Knievel as Carter's famous rival and mirror image in its festival review.
Ed Helms plays Dick Keller, the engineer and designer. Filmofilia's first look presents Keller as the man asked to build a rocket-powered car with survivable physics.
Who fills Carter's inner circle?
Laurence Leboeuf plays Gloria, Carter's girlfriend and lover. Dan Bakkedahl plays Bill Wilkins, Carter's manager.
MovieVine's trailer and release report pairs those two roles beside Baruchel, Foster, and Helms. Marc Beaupre plays understudy Danny Lafortune, with Joe Cobden in the supporting ensemble around Carter's team. Midbrow's Mad Canadian review adds Robert Fortier as a character tied to the historical record.
- Gloria — Carter's girlfriend and lover
- Bill Wilkins — Carter's manager
- Danny Lafortune — Carter's understudy
- Joe Cobden — supporting team member
- Robert Fortier — historical-figure character
What true story and release should viewers know?
The film dramatizes the true story documented in The Devil at Your Heels. Midbrow's Mad Canadian review notes reused dialogue and footage alongside Fortier's inclusion. Original-Cin's TIFF guide lists the Sept.
11, 2026 Special Presentation premiere in its festival guide. It opened theatrically Sept. 25, 2026 through Mongrel Media and IFC. Check current theater or streaming listings before planning a viewing.