High Risk (1981)

Director:

Stewart Raffill

Writer:

Stewart Raffill (writer)

Release Date:

May 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Getting in was easy... getting out was war!!!

Plot:

Four American friends, badly needing money, decide to make a commando-like raid into a South American...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Bandit | Man Hunt | Prison | Robbery

Cast

James Brolin	...	Stone
Anthony Quinn	...	Mariano
Lindsay Wagner	...	Olivia
James Coburn	...	Serrano
Ernest Borgnine	...	Clint
Bruce Davison	...	Dan
Cleavon Little	...	Rockney
Chick Vennera	...	Tony
Douglas Sandoval	...	Julio (Mariano's Tracker)
David Young	...	Bradley (Pilot)
Richard Young	...	Mike (Pilot)
Donna Powers	...	Dan's Wife
Stephanie Faulkner	...	Charlene, Rockney's Girlfriend
Ana De Sade	...	Serrano's Woman
Josephina Echinova	...	Mariano's Woman

Also Known As:

Los gringos (Mexico)

Runtime:

94 min | Argentina:90 min (video)

Country:

USA | Mexico | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

City Enterprise

Trivia:

Is based on articles in "Soldier of Fortune" magazine.

Goofs:

Continuity: Parachute scene is obviously a different plane than the DC-3: Look for black strip around top of door on jump plane but all white above DC-3 door. Parachute plane has shiny side, DC-3 has dull side. Also look for pilot to be at the controls on final take-off, then back in the cabin celebrating, then gone from celebration in next scene. Highly unlikely that pilot would leave cockpit as they had just taken off and were banking. Pilot easily identified because he wears shark teeth necklace though he alternates between tank-top and flight suit.

Quotes:

Dan: Look, we've got four million dollars. We could put Donald Duck in the White House.

Soundtrack:

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

I actually saw this indie gem in a theater!

Talk about an independently produced film! This one's a wonderful example of how hard the indies work, and what good movies they make.

How they ever convinced a cast like this to go sweat it out in a jungle, I can't imagine. James Brolin shines, but so do they all.

And I still can't believe they got somebody to handle a snake that BIG just for a 5-second shot, which you better believe they captured in one perfect take, 'cause that snake was headed for home the instant they released it!

This is a fine, light hearted action film, fast paced, well written and plotted and with a lot of depth. Each actor obviously got way into his role, especially Anthony Quinn. And those whacko airplane pilots! The old C-47 STILL RULES!!!