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

Action/Adventure Sleeper

Don't be surprised if you've never heard of "High Risk." I know few people who have. But if you like adventure and excitement with some humor thrown in then this is your ticket.

James Brolin stars as one of four friends sick and tired of working hard and being paid little. They decide to take a trip to Colombia to steal money from a reputed drug lord. According to plan they'll walk in, get the money, and head back to the states via two airplane pilots they've hired that more resemble Cheech and Chong then they do pilots. Naturally, things don't work out as planned and the chase is on.

The reason you may never have heard of this film is that it was released back in 1981 for a one week only stint. It happened to be the week before another action film opened I'm sure you've heard of - "Raiders of the Lost Ark." This film got lost in the hype.

So go out and find this movie at the local video store (the television version is usually butchered). You won't be disappointed.