Trackdown (1976)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Richard T. Heffron

Writers:

Paul F. Edwards (writer)
Ivan Nagy (story)

Release Date:

4 June 1976 (West Germany)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

What if some street punks grabbed her? What if no one would help -- not the cops, the law or the courts? One man had that decision. What he did was illegal. But it was the only way he knew how.

Plot:

When his sister Betsy packs up and leaves the family's Montana cattle ranch to find fame and fortune in Hollywood...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Sunset Strip | Runaway | Gang Rape | Forced Prostitution

Cast

James Mitchum	...	Jim Calhoun
Karen Lamm	...	Betsy Calhoun
Anne Archer	...	Barbara
Erik Estrada	...	Chucho
Cathy Lee Crosby	...	Lynn Strong
Vince Cannon	...	Johnny Dee
John Kerry	...	Sergeant Miller
Roberto Rodríguez	...	Feo
Ernie Wheelwright	...	Rosey
Zitto Kazann	...	Curtain
Elisabeth Chauver	...	Billie
Rafael López	...	Barba
Gilbert De la Pena	...	Chino
Joe La Due	...	Ben
James R. Parkes	...	Joe Andrews

Runtime:

Germany:97 min | USA:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 (1977) | Sweden:(Banned) | West Germany:16 | USA:R

Company:

Essaness Pictures

Soundtrack:

In The City

Dated action film that is still fun

This movie is now available on DVD though Warner Home Video. It's a good action movie that makes up in creativity and strong performances what it lacks in budget. There is an action sequence involving an elevator shaft that is particularly good. It was made in the 1970s and really feels like that era in terms of styles, settings, and attitudes. I thought the weakest part of the film was the beginning. We're told the teenage girl is not getting along with her mother but we never see any conflict or even see the mother, then there is a long shot of Jim Mitchum herding horses before he arrives in LA to track her down. It all seemed rather clumsy. When Jim gets to LA, the story finds a groove that plays out at a good pace with a nice mix of action and character development. All of the actors do a nice job. Jim Mitchum and Erik Estrada play well off of each other. It's too bad they didn't make another movie together. It's great to see the always beautiful, always classy Ann Archer in an early role.