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Overview

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Director:
Jim McBride
Writers:
François Truffaut (story)
Jean-Luc Godard (screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 June 1983 (Australia) more
Tagline:
He's the last man on earth any woman needs - but every woman wants...
Plot:
Jesse has to get out of Las Vegas quickly, and steals a car to drive to L.A. On the way he shoots a police man... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
an underrated film; Kapriskie and Grere are excellent more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Gere ... Jesse Lujack
Valérie Kaprisky ... Monica Poiccard
Art Metrano ... Birnbaum
John P. Ryan ... Lt. Parmental
William Tepper ... Paul
Robert Dunn ... Sgt. Enright
Garry Goodrow ... Tony Berrutti

Lisa Jane Persky ... Salesgirl (as Lisa Persky)

James Hong ... Grocer
Waldemar Kalinowski ... Tomachoff
Jack Leustig ... Highway Patrolman
Eugène Lourié ... Dr. Boudreaux (as Eugene Lourié)
Georg Olden ... Kid
Miguel Pinero ... Carlito

Henry G. Sanders ... Man with Pipe
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Bout de Souffle Made in USA
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
The woman and child from the Thunderbird that Jesse steals, are played by Director 'Jim McBride''s own real life wife and child. more
Quotes:
Jesse Lujack: I say Monica, you ever been to Mexico, honey?
Jesse Lujack: I say Monica, darlin', you coming to Mexico with me?
Jesse Lujack: Monica, you coming to Mexico with me!
Jesse Lujack: Me and Monica!
Jesse Lujack: Cos I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be!
Jesse Lujack: Mon-Monica and me!
Jesse Lujack: Me and Monica! Yeah, me and Monica go to Méjico!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992) more
Soundtrack:
365 Is My Number / The Message more

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12 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
an underrated film; Kapriskie and Grere are excellent, 10 January 2003
10/10
Author: rk176 (rk176@yahoo.com) from Millersville, Pennsylvania

This is a good film which has been unfairly panned. The direction is excellent. Valerie Kapriskie does very well as Grere's love interest, and Grere himself, always willing to take an artistic risk, is superbly offbeat. The music is compelling and is used with genius, particulalry in the Santa Ana winds heat scene, where Kapriskie burns up the screen by simply slipping into a shoe. The chemistry between Kapriskie and Grere works. This should be a cult film.

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