Double Dare at the Monona Terrace lecture hall was very fun. Heck, even standing in line before the show was fun, as we struck up a conversation with one of our fellow line-standers.

The movie itself documented a couple years in the lives of two stunt women. One, Jeannie Epper is in her sixties, and has doubled for Lynda Carter in Wonder Woman, Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone, and countless others. She comes from a stunt family, learning from her father and passing down her knowledge and passion to her daughter. As a woman in a male-dominated profession, and as a woman who is aging in the unforgiveing world of Hollywood, Jeannie really has to hustle to keep on working.

Zoe Bell, a young New Zealander, doubled for Lucy Lawless in the seriesXena: Warrior Princess. However, once the show ended, she was left unemployed. Brought the Los Angeles for a Xena fan-club convention, she hooks up with Jeannie and her family to attend the Taurus Awards (the world stunt awards). Eventually Zoe moves to the US from New Zealand, where her talent, determination, and the connections she has made through Jeannie help land her the job of Uma Thurman's stunt double in Kill Bill.

The film is very well done, combining comedy, excitement, and human drama. Along with the excitement and thrills of stunt work come frustration and pain. One wrong landing can lead to surgery after surgery. Additionally, for women there is often a greater risk, because the tight and/or revealing costumes leave little room for padding and impractical shoes make ankle injuries a real danger. Plus there is the pressure to stay thin and to stay young, in order to be acceptable for the directors.

The editing was pretty tight and the pace never lagged. I enjoyed every minute of it, and was happy to stay for the filmmaker Q&A with Amanda Micheli after the show. It was up for the Documentary Feature Audience Award, and I marked my ballot "Excellent". Good luck to it.