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The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)

PG 100 min  -  Adventure | Crime | Thriller  -   13 November 1981 (USA)
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A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains... See full summary »

Writers:

J.D. Reed (book), Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Duvall ...
Gruen
Treat Williams ...
Kathryn Harrold ...
Hannah
Ed Flanders Ed Flanders ...
Brigadier
Paul Gleason ...
Remson
R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong ...
Dempsey
Dorothy Fielding Dorothy Fielding ...
Denise
Nicolas Coster ...
Avery
Cooper Huckabee ...
Homer
Howard K. Smith ...
Howard K. Smith
Christopher Curry Christopher Curry ...
Hippie
Ramon Chavez Ramon Chavez ...
El Capitan
Stacy Newton Stacy Newton ...
Cowboy
Pat Ast Pat Ast ...
Horse Lady
Jack Dunlap Jack Dunlap ...
Drinking Buddy
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Storyline

A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains, has Cooper following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Ransom | Parachute | Escape | Money | Jumping From An Airplane  | See more »

Taglines:

Who says you can't take it with you ?

Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

200 000 dollars en cavale See more »

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,214,767 (USA) (15 November 1981) (867 Screens)

Gross:

$3,702,028 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Sound recordist Duncan McEwan had just taken up the sport of skydiving the previous year, and was used to create the sound effects for the skydiving scene. All of the Foley work involving the use of the parachute gear was done with his personal rig. He also made one skydive with a recorder to record the sound of parachute opening, though the recording was not used. It was used, however, on CHiPs episode "Bomb Run", and was added to the MGM sound effects library. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the chase, the left wheel is wrenched off the biplane after D.B. uses it to pierce the roof of a car. But in later scenes, the biplane appears with its right wheel missing. See more »

Soundtracks

"Money"
Sung by Rita Coolidge
Written by John Sebastian
Hudson Bay Music Co. (BMI) See more »