Hannah Waddingham’s character Gail Meyer inThe Fall Guywas given a hilarious detail in her costume. Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt lead an all-star cast in David Leitch’s action-packed self-reflexive Hollywood film, which was released in theaters back in May 2024. Inspired by the 1980s television series of the same name,The Fall Guysees Waddingham’s Hollywood producer character Gail send Gosling’s stuntman protagonistColt Seavers on a mission to find a missing movie star named Tom Ryder(Aaron Taylor-Johnson).
Despite its positive critical reception,The Fall Guyunderwhelmed at the box office, earning less than $28 million on its opening weekend anda worldwide total of $180 million against a production budget of $125 million.The Fall Guyalso called out the Oscarsfor its lack of representation of stunt workers and called for an official Stunts category to be implemented at the Academy Awards.The Fall Guy: Extended Cutis currently streamingexclusively on Peacock.
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Ryan Gosling & Emily Blunt’s action comedy The Fall Guy is inspired by a 1980s TV series of the same name starring Lee Majors & Heather Thomas.
Hannah Waddingham’s Gail Is Actually Chained To Her Phone In The Fall Guy
Waddingham plays the industry-obsessed Hollywood producer Gail Meyer
Waddingham, best known for her role as Rebecca Welton in the celebrated Apple series Ted Lasso, plays a relentless and eventually dangerous Hollywood producer inThe Fall Guywho will stop at nothing to satisfy her A-list talent. To Gail Meyer, Colt Seavers is a fly on the wall compared to the massive megastar Tom Ryder, which is why she tries so diligently to get Colt out of the picture after Tom feels like he’s starting to steal some of his spotlight. Even though Blunt’s Jody is the director,Gail unfolds a plot to make sure she’s in control behind the scenes.
While Waddingham’s character is obviously exaggerated and intentionally over the top, she is given a hilarious character detail to emphasize how obsessed she is with her profession as an obsessive Hollywood blockbuster producer. Viewers ofThe Fall Guywith a keen eye will spot thatthere’s a chain on Gail’s phone that is literally attached to her wrist, playing at the notion that producers and movie execs are “chained to their phones” and are completely immersed in their careers in the industry.
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The Fall Guy’s incredible stunt team led by Chris O’Hara & Logan Holladay broke a world record for cannon rolls in a car on a film set 18 years ago.
The Fall Guy Pokes Fun At Several Hollywood Stereotypes
The Fall Guy simultaneously laughs at and celebrates its own industry
The Fall Guypokes fun at several Hollywood stereotypes throughout its 2-hour 6-minute runtime. The fact that Gail is always drinking diet soda is a common industry insider joke that can also be seen inTom Cruise’s Lex Grossman character in another self-reflexive Hollywood action comedy,Tropic Thunder. Tom Ryder’s insufferable ego also points to a classic Hollywood stereotype as the self-absorbed tool while Gosling partakes with the classic stuntman “thumbs up.“The Fall Guyis full of self-reflexive humor, such as the split-screen phone call between Colt and Jody and the unforgettable Jason Momoa cameo in theDune-inspired fake movie-within-a-movieMetalstorm.
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The Fall Guy has a star-studded cast, though the film’s ending features some major cameos, one from a massive star that is incredibly meta in nature.
The Fall Guy
Cast
The Fall Guy is an action thriller from Bullet Train and Deadpool 2 director David Leitch. Ryan Gosling stars as a stuntman who is forced to find a missing movie star, investigate a conspiracy, and repair his relationship with the love of his life. The film was written by Drew Pearce and inspired by the 1980s TV series of the same name.
