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The Devil at Your Heels

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

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.

Top Cast

  • Gordon Pinsent

    Gordon Pinsent

    Narrator (Voice)

  • Ken Carter

    Ken Carter

    Himself

  • Evel Knievel

    Evel Knievel

    Himself

  • Dar Robinson

    Dar Robinson

    Himself

  • Robert Fortier

    Robert Fortier

    Himself

  • Kenny Powers

    Kenny Powers

    Himself

  • Mark Sennet

    Mark Sennet

    Himself

  • Hugh Kennedy

    Hugh Kennedy

    Self

  • Sammy Miller

    Sammy Miller

    Self

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.

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