Walking the Edge (1983)

A Los Angeles taxi driver helps a distraught young woman on the run from gangsters after they murder her husband and young son.

Director:

Norbert Meisel

Writer:

Curt Allen (screenplay)

Stars:

Nancy Kwan, Robert Forster, Joe Spinell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nancy Kwan	...	Christine Holloway
Robert Forster	...	Jason Walk
Joe Spinell	...	Brusstar
A Martinez	...	Tony
James McIntire	...	Jimmy
Wayne Woodson	...	McKee
Doug Toby	...	Danny Holloway
Phil H. Fravel	...	Jerry Holloway (as Phil Fravel)
Luis Contreras	...	Jesus
Terrence Beasor	...	Gambler Bob
Bernard Erhard	...	Fat Man
Jim Fitzpatrick	...	Fat Man's Body Guard (as James Fitzpatrick)
Ivy Bethune	...	Mrs. Johnson
Jacqueline Giroux	...	Linda (as Jackie Giroux)
Aarika Wells	...	Julia

Storyline

Jason, a Los Angeles taxi driver whom also works as a collector and numbers runner for a local mobster, crosses paths with young woman and vigilante, named Christine, seeking to avenge the murder of her husband and son by a quartet of hoodlums and gets caught up in the crime underworld of the city.

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Plot Keywords:

taxi | taxi driver | gangster | numbers runner | city | 

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Taglines:

They drove him to the edge, and on the edge there are no rules.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 January 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Deadly Chase

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema Overseas, Marketing Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)

User Reviews

THANK GOODNESS FOR NANCY'S ZYGOMATIC BONES!!!

You've got to feel a little sorry for Nancy Kwan's character at the beginning of "Walking the Edge." She's just found out that her husband has been pushing drugs to school kids, and then watches as that husband and her young son are snuffed out by a quartet of L.A. thugs. She escapes from this carnage, only to suffer a mental breakdown and subsequent institutionalization. And that's just the first five minutes of what turns out to be a fairly standard revenge story, but one graced by fine acting from Robert Forster and the inimitable Ms. Kwan. Forster plays an average-Joe guy, the type he excels at; he's a part-time cabby and also a runner for a numbers racket. Like the Nancy Kwan character, life has pushed him around a bit too much lately: His old lady has been cheating on him, he can't muster the gumption to lean on bad debtors, and he doubts whether he will ever become a Big League pitcher, his dream. But when he gets involved with Nancy's revenge scheme, his life takes a sudden turn... I'd like to say that this movie was well-done fun, but the fact of the matter is, although I enjoyed it up to a point, I am still objective enough to know the smell of cheese when I sniff it. Yes, the acting is adequate, as is the editing, and the directing (by Ms. Kwan's husband), but still, something was missing for me. Perhaps it's the fact that the script contains an unbelievable amount of cursing and profanity. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not a prude when it comes to language. But when every other sentence is "F that" and "Mother this," it gets a bit redundant. The next time I see this movie (if there is a next time), I think I'll try counting just how many obscenities there are. My rough guess would be around 350. In addition, the vengeance that Kwan and Forster take on the thugs at the end of the film is waaay to simply accomplished. Granted, these bad guys are a bunch of real goofballs, but Forster and Kwan have a much too easy time of it. Just about every character in this film is either a thug, a drug addict, a hooker...certainly no City of Angels, that's for sure! The film also features gory shots of shot-up victims, a drill-torture scene, multiple knifings, fisticuffs, and loud punk rock. This is a far cry from Fred and Ginger doing "The Continental," but for some people, hey, "That's Entertainment"! I'm trying to be objective here, but the fact of the matter is, the mere presence of Nancy Kwan in any movie is enough to guarantee me a fun time. Nancy, 44 years old in this movie--and more than twice her age in her yummy "Suzie Wong" debut--looks absolutely stunning. What a physiognomy! What zygomatic bones! The high point of this film, for me (and this should tell you something about the film in a nutshell), is when Nancy, injured after having had a hubcap "Frisbee'd" into her ribs, takes off her blouse and stands around in her bra. Does anyone out there know how to say "Be still, my quivering gonads" in Chinese?