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5.7/10   413 votes
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Director:

Roger Spottiswoode

Writers:

J.D. Reed (book)
Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

13 November 1981 (USA) more

Tagline:

Who says you can't take it with you ?

Plot:

A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains... more | add synopsis

Awards:

1 win more

User Comments:

Not all that bad more (8 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Duvall ... Gruen

Treat Williams ... D.B. Cooper
Kathryn Harrold ... Hannah
Ed Flanders ... Brigadier
Paul Gleason ... Remson
R.G. Armstrong ... Dempsey
Dorothy Fielding ... Denise

Nicolas Coster ... Avery

Cooper Huckabee ... Homer
Howard K. Smith ... Himself
Christopher Curry ... Hippie
Ramon Chavez ... El Capitan
Stacy Newton ... Cowboy
Pat Ast ... Horse lady
Jack Dunlap ... Drinking buddy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Pursuit
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Runtime:

100 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Universal Pictures publicity said that if anyone can come up with any information leading to the capture of the real Cooper, could get $1 million dollar reward - no one ever got the money. 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. more

Soundtrack:

Silk Dresses more


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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Not all that bad, 10 September 2003
9/10
Author: Tzin

This film is just a long big chase scene and it's fine on those levels. Treat Williams is great in the lead and Kathryn Harrold is simply beautiful. Although it's doubtful that this film portrays what really happened to D.B. Cooper, it's quite enjoyable. My only problem with the movie is that there isn't much character development, but one of the best things about this movie is all of the beautiful scenery. From the green forests of Oregon to the raging rapids of Wyoming and to the isolated deserts of Arizona. It's all good and I suggest that anyone who can't find something to do for ninety minutes should watch this.

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