Header Image Ryan Gosling and Lee Majors as Colt in The Fall Guy
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary The Fall Guy takes a lot of liberties with the original television series that inspired it, making some serious changes in bringing the show to the big screen. Starring Lee Majors, Heather Thomas, and Douglass Barr, The Fall Guy aired for five seasons on ABC from 1981 to 1986. By contrast, 2024's The Fall Guy is a blockbuster movie that takes a far different approach to the adventures of Colt Seavers.
In the original TV show, Colt was far more active in jumping into danger. In the show, Colt was a stunt-man, but he was also a bounty hunter. This was the primary dive of the series, as Colt would split his time between on-set stunts and bringing down criminals. This was even the source of the show's title, as he became "the Fall Guy" for the justice system when criminals couldn't be caught by more conventional means.
The series also counted Colt's bail bondswomen as an important character. However, that role shifted over the course of the show's five-season run. Samantha "Big Jack" Jack served the role in season 1, and was replaced by Terri Shannon for much of the show. After Post left the series to join the cast of Night Court, Pearl Sperling took over as Colt's bondswoman ally in season 5. None of these characters appear in the cinematic version of The Fall Guy.
6 The Original Fall Guy Didn't Have A Central Villain Arc The Fall Guy Turns An Actor And Producer Into The Film's Major Threats Close One of the driving elements of The Fall Guy TV series was its episodic nature. The show largely operated on short storylines that could be resolved every episode. This was reflected by Colt's dual role as a bounty hunter and stuntman, as each new episode would bring Colt to a different set and pit him against a new foe.
4 Colt's Emotional Growth Is Unique To The Film Colt's Character Arc In The New Version Of The Fall Guy Makes Him Far More Vulnerable Close Due to the episodic nature of the original version of The Fall Guy, there wasn't much in terms of major character development for Colt. The series needed to be accessible on an episode-by-episode basis, leading to a version of Colt who was far more static than his film counterpart.
Being a far more focused feature-length narrative, The Fall Guy largely focuses on a single movie. While there are references to Colt's earlier work , most of the film is centered around the production of Metalstorm. This focus is even baked into Colt's motivations, as he initially only searches for the missing Tom because the failure of the movie could derail Jody's career.
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