Death Chase (1988)

Director:

David A. Prior

Writers:

James Hennessy (writer)
Craig L. Hyde (writer)

Release Date:

12 March 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

A desperate man. A deadly game. And only 48 hours until the hunter becomes the hunted.

Plot:

After a man's sister is killed by two gunmen who seemingly come out of nowhere, he manages to find and kill them...

Plot Keywords:

Game | Splatter | Shoot Out | Female Nudity | Car Chase

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Paul L. Smith	...	Steele (as Paul Smith)
Jack Starrett	...	Lt. MacGrew
William Zipp	...	Steven Chase
Bainbridge Scott	...	Diana Lewis
Reggie De Morton	...	Eddie
Paul Bruno	...	Sgt. Boone
C.T. Collins	...	The Chairman
Christine Crowell	...	Sheila Chase
Brian O'Connor	...	Game Player
Mike Hickam	...	Game Player
Suzanne Tegmann	...	Game Player (as Suzanne Tegman)
Francine Lapensée	...	Game Player
Sonny King	...	Game Player
David Ott	...	Game Player
Sean Holton	...	Game Player

Also Known As:

Chase (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Riverside, California, USA

Company:

Action International Pictures (AIP)

Quotes:

Steven Chase: Who are you?
Steele: I'm the bad guy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in That's Action (1991) (V)

Soundtrack:

Here You Are

Good concept, poorly acted

'Chase' (the title of this movie when I saw it) had two meanings. Steven Chase, a construction worker, was the main character. And 'chase' was what was happening at the start of the movie--two cars tearing through the streets of Los Angeles, jumping over obstacles like the General Lee on 'The Dukes of Hazzard'.

When the chase ended, Steven was handed a gun and told he was 'it'. He was part of a deadly game run by a millionaire in an office. We were not told the exact nature of this game until about halfway through the movie, and even then we were told only a little at a time. This was an interesting way to present the situation. Violence, of course, was the primary way to deal with problems, and few characters survived.

And almost no one in this movie could act. William Zipp as Steven, and Paul W. Smith as Steele, the game's supervisor in the field, were the exceptions, and even they may have just seemed good by contrast.

Bainbridge Scott, as Diana, who helped Steven the most, at least had the ability to look tough, but she could not deliver dialogue. If there were auditions for this movie, I'd hate to see the people who lost.

I would like to have seen this movie done with good performances. There was potential.