Sunshine Superman
2014 · Movie · PG · 100 min
★ 7.2(31)unSUB Rating
This documentary follows a pioneering thrill-seeker whose love of skydiving and filming his own jumps helps spark the BASE jumping movement. Through personal footage and reflections from those close to him, it traces the drive, preparation, and risks behind ever more daring leaps from extreme heights.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2015-05-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.5/10 (31 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an uplifting, high-adrenaline documentary that mixes real-life relationships with breathtaking leaps and the origins of an extreme sport; Not for you if heights and risk-focused stories make you uneasy.
Pros: exhilarating jump footage; inspiring true story; warm personal interviews | Cons: intense height danger; some reenactments included; may feel too short
Themes
- extreme sports
- base jumping
- woman director
- adrenaline rush
Cast & crew
- CB
Carl Boenisch
as Self
Pat Sajak
as Self (archive footage)
Phil Donahue
as Self (archive footage)
- AM
Allison McCulloch
as Screening Party Attendee
- EH
Ellen Houlihan
as Screening Party Attendee
- CB
Cecilie Bull
as Screening Party Attendee
- MS
Marah Strauch
as Jean Boenish
- JB
Jean Boenisch
as Self
Kathie Lee Gifford
as Self (archive footage)
David Frost
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Marah Strauch