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Overview

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5.3/10   3,188 votes
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Director:
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:
Excellent Film with a Great Soundtrack more (36 total)

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
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
'Michael Mann' originally worked on the screenplay but left the project to make The Keep (1983). more
Quotes:
Detective: "Don't F-U-C-K with the L.A.P.D." more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Message of Love more

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13 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent Film with a Great Soundtrack, 18 October 2003
9/10
Author: richlandwoman from Los Angeles

I have never seen a film with so many terrific songs used to such great effect. American critics stupidly trashed this movie when it first came out, saying it desecrated the memory of the French original. Several French critics disagreed and named this remake one of the top ten films of the year.

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