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Director:
Mark L. Lester
Writers (WGA):
Lee Wells (novel)
Lee Wells (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Thriller more
Tagline:
The chase has begun
Plot:
A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Fast-paced stylish thriller more (18 total)

Cast

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Andrew McCarthy ... Jerry Logan
Alex Zonn ... Homeless Man
Matthew Laurance ... Eric Nichols, the Fare

Carl Ciarfalio ... Thug
Antony Ponzini ... Ernie
Jeanna Michaels ... Cynthia Nickelson, TV Reporter

Scott Glenn ... David Eckhart
Kathrin Lautner ... Eckhart's Babe
Peter Iacangelo ... Al Chambers
Mayf Nutter ... Mugger
Don Stark ... Rodney
Damon Carr ... Amtrak Ticket Agent #1
Kim Lankford ... Waitress

Frank Novak ... Conductor
Terri Hawkes ... Nicole, Amtrak Ticket Agent #2
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Norway:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA more
Company:
American World Pictures (AWP) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Scott Glenn's character's knife is a full dress CQC6 with Mother of Pearl handles made by custom knife maker, Ernest Emerson. more
Quotes:
David Eckhart: Guess what. No gun. Oh well. Guns don't work in the dark, anyway. But I do have something that does.
[takes out his knife]
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Soundtrack:
These Days more

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Fast-paced stylish thriller, 16 March 1999
10/10
Author: Castor-11 from Victoria B.C.

This is one of those plots where the good guy finds the mob money, and the bad guys try to get it back. O.K. it's a formula movie, but one that I found thoroughly entertaining for two hours. I was puzzled by the star billing of Scott Glenn in the credits, since McCarthy is the hero. I didn't mind, since Glenn is one of my favourite tough guys. Nor was I disappointed, since he and John Glover form a team satisfyingly tough,merciless, and competent. Usually a "chase" film lasts as long as two hours because of the bad guys ineptness: not so in this movie - hero and villains are well matched; the latter pros demonstrate their competence by being always one step ahead of their amateur quarry, the playing field is levelled by his resourcefulness, guts, their bad luck, and his youth (in one sequence, the McCarthy character simply outruns the pursuing Glenn, through a crowd). Also hampering them is the fact that the villains have to operate in a law-abiding environment - more than once, Glenn is forced to quit the chase because of onlookers. Yes, it's a fair, fast-paced fight, and I admired all three protagonists.The McCarthy character evolves through his reaction to the various threats to him and his girl-friend, while the villains are well served by a non-formula script, and the smooth, humorous ruthlessness of Glenn and Glover.

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