Freefall (1994)

New York publisher Dex Dellum sends his fiancée and star photographer Katy Mazur to Swaziland to shoot the taita falcon. There she meets 'highman' (altitude stuntman) Grant Orion, who ... See full summary »

Director:

John Irvin

Writers:

Les Weldon, David Zito

Stars:

Eric Roberts, Jeff Fahey, Pamela Gidley

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Eric Roberts	...	Grant Orion
Jeff Fahey	...	Dex Dellum
Pamela Gidley	...	Katy Mazur
Ron Smerczak	...	John Horner
Anthony Fridjohn	...	Raul
Warrick Grier	...	Albino
Leslie Fong	...	Hustler
Ted Le Plat	...	Ed Jacobs
Lucky Shabangu	...	Nivu
James Whyle	...	Francisco
Terry Norton	...	Susan (as Terri Norton)
Patrick Bands	...	Chad
Todd Jensen	...	Rick
Jennifer Steyn	...	Secretary (as Jenny Steyn)

Storyline

New York publisher Dex Dellum sends his fiancée and star photographer Katy Mazur to Swaziland to shoot the taita falcon. There she meets 'highman' (altitude stuntman) Grant Orion, who practices skydiving. After an initial clash, they become hot lovers, her first infidelity. She's drugged before he leaves unannounced. In London Grant saves her from armed killers and discloses to be an Interpol agent. Dex has an incompatible story but is killed. It's the start of a cascade of violence and charades.

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Plot Keywords:

infidelity | knife | male rear nudity | bare chested male | kissing | 

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Taglines:

Hang on for your life.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 1994 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Firefall

Filming Locations:

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nu World Services, October Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally intended for a theatrical release.

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Quotes

Grant Orion: Ever parachute naked into a volcano?

User Reviews

A fairly good twist to this.

It could be said that America is now an imbecile society: because this movie exemplifies a mature theme with mature actors that participate in a mature story, and the film has been overlooked at being good entertainment. It is underrated, and that's surprising because of its romance and exotic locations: two of the basic and desirable necessities in entertainment - (along with an attractive actress and actor; which this does have) - (no bimbo representations to tantalize the teenies). Though it may be true that there are uncommon events that take place to provide the story, (one being that the drug induced Gidley gets hypnotized to carry a list of people in her mind, in order to get passed customs), this movie is not dull or slow; which makes me want to say that it's a shame that way too many American viewers are lacking style! Come on people, watch this movie with patience, and rate it higher.