Hooper

1978 film by Hal Needham
Movie film Q1759361
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Summary

Hooper is a film[1]. Hooper ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,656 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Hal Needham[3]
  • Screenwriter: Thomas Rickman[4]
  • Composer: Bill Justis[5]
  • Genre: action film[6], action comedy film[7]
  • Cast member: Burt Reynolds[8], Jan-Michael Vincent[9], Sally Field[10], Brian Keith[11], Robert Klein[12], James Best[13], John Marley[14], Terry Bradshaw[15], Adam West[16], Don "Red" Barry[17], George Furth[18], Norm Grabowski[19]
  • Producer: Hank Moonjean[20]
  • Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[21], Warner Bros. Pictures[22]
  • Director of photography: Bobby Byrne[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25]
  • Review score: 5/10[26], 57%[27]
  • Color: color[28]
  • Country of origin: United States[29]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1978[30], October 26, 1978[31]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[32], Netflix[33]
  • Filming location: California[34]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound[35]
  • Title: Hooper[36]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[37]
  • Duration: 99 minutes[38], 98 minutes[39]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[40]
  • Australian Classification: M[41]

Why It Matters

Hooper has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Hooper is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ampas collections film id → W065469
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W065469, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 2d ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 9042920
    Sitelink count → 15
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'he', 'ja', 'ko', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', 'simple
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 9042920, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301978251|Hooper (#301978251)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (films)]] #"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 77696
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 77696, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 21170
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 21170, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1978-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1978-10-26T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Thomas Rickman
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+99'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+98'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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