The Hunter

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1h 37min

The Hunter (1980)

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Bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is receiving death threats from a criminal he helped put away. This while his girlfriend is about to give birth, an event he isn't looking forward to.Bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is receiving death threats from a criminal he helped put away. This while his girlfriend is about to give birth, an event he isn't looking forward to.Bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is receiving death threats from a criminal he helped put away. This while his girlfriend is about to give birth, an event he isn't looking forward to.

Director
- Buzz Kulik
Writers
- Ted Leighton(screenplay)
- Peter Hyams(screenplay)
- Christopher Keane(book)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 win

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Director
- Buzz Kulik
Writers
- Ted Leighton(screenplay)
- Peter Hyams(screenplay)
- Christopher Keane(book) (uncredited)
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In order to track down bail jumpers, Ralph 'Papa' Thorson goes on a series of routine and not-so-routine searches. Sometimes he takes down his quarry easily. At other times, he's forced to extreme measures which result in the injury or death of a lawbreaker. And then again, there are other moments when his own life is on the line. It's all enough to make Thorson question what he has done with his life. —Alfred Jingle

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Taglines
- He's not as fast as he used to be... That's what makes him human. He's a bounty hunter... And that's what makes him dangerous.
Genres
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
Steve McQueen was diagnosed with cancer the month after filming had ended. He first began to suspect his condition in the autumn of 1979, while he was shooting scenes for this film on location in Chicago.

Goofs
Although he has reversed at least three times into cars behind him when trying to park there is subsequently no visible damage to the rear of Steve McQueen's car.

Quotes
Ralph 'Papa' Thorson: I'm getting too old for this shit.

Alternate versions
The US release features a score by French composer Michel Legrand, one sequence is scored by 'Charles Bernstein'. The European dubbed versions (in French, Spanish, Italian, and German) feature only the music of 'Charles Bernstein'. Omitted in these versions are also the passages of source music from McQueen's/Papa's radio (Opera). The region 1 DVD made by Paramount for the US market features only the American version. The region 2 DVD also made by Paramount, this time for the European market, features both scores: Legrand's score on the English language track, Bernstein's score on the tracks in Spanish, French, Italian, and German.

Connections
Featured in Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990)

Soundtracks
Sempre Libera
from opera "La Traviata"
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi (as Verdi)
Performed by Pamela Hicks

Top review

The King Of Cool's Final Film

When i decided to watch all of Steve McQueen's films, i went the opposite direction and watched this film first, rather than starting with his early films. There seems to be a curse with great actors doing terrible films right before they pass away. Robert Shaw, Bette Davis, Peter Sellers, Henry Fonda (Fonda seemed to have appeared in just about every disaster film before his death in 1981), to name a few. I beg to differ in Steve McQueen's case. Sure this film isn't an earth shattering, Oscar winning experience. Sure this film seems like it was made for TV. Sure this film isn't McQueen's best work. But the great acting alone from McQueen, good supporting work from LeVar Burton and Eli Wallach, and the great subway chase at the end of the film, certainly raises this film above made for TV fare. So, to you Leonard Maltin, this film is NOT McQueen's worst film. It's a fine end to a great career for the King Of Cool.

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Release date
- August 1, 1980 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Language
- English
Also known as
- Jeder Kopf hat seinen Preis
Filming locations
- Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Production company
- Rastar Pictures
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Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $16,274,150
Gross worldwide
- $16,274,150

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Runtime
- 1h 37min
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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