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Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Terry Brogan, a cynical former football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway mistress of ruthless LA nightclub owner Jake Wise. But trouble brews when he tracks down and falls in love with the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island—and Jake dispatches his henchman to bring the lovers back.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic42/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
252 audience votes
Key crew
- Taylor HackfordDirector
- Eric HughesWriter
- Daniel MainwaringWriter
- Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
- Larry CarltonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeff BridgesTerry Brogan
- Rachel WardJessie Wyler
- James WoodsJake Wise
- Alex KarrasHank Sully
- Jane GreerMrs. Wyler
- Richard WidmarkBen Caxton
- Dorian HarewoodTommy
- Swoosie KurtzEdie
- Saul RubinekSteve Kirsch
- Pat CorleyEd Phillips
- Bill McKinneyHead Coach
- Allen WilliamsBob Soames
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Themes
escapemanipulationredemptionmurderbetrayalconspiracydouble crosseddouble crossneo-noirpassion and romance