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The Hunter

  • 19801980
  • PGPG
  • 1h 37m
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6.2/10
6.5K
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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.
IMDb RATING
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6.5K
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    • Buzz Kulik
  • Writers
    • Ted Leighton(screenplay)
    • Peter Hyams(screenplay)
    • Christopher Keane(book)
  • Stars
    • Steve McQueen
    • Eli Wallach
    • Kathryn Harrold
    • Buzz Kulik
  • Writers
    • Ted Leighton(screenplay)
    • Peter Hyams(screenplay)
    • Christopher Keane(book)
  • Stars
    • Steve McQueen
    • Eli Wallach
    • Kathryn Harrold
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
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    Trailer 3:14
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    Steve McQueen
    Steve McQueen
    • Papa Thorson
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Ritchie Blumenthal
    Kathryn Harrold
    Kathryn Harrold
    • Dotty
    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Tommy Price
    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    • Sheriff Strong
    Richard Venture
    Richard Venture
    • Spota
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Rocco Mason
    Thomas Rosales Jr.
    Thomas Rosales Jr.
    • Bernardo
    • (as Tom Rosales)
    Teddy Wilson
    Teddy Wilson
    • Winston Blue
    • (as Theodore Wilson)
    Ray Bickel
    • Luke Branch
    Bobby Bass
    Bobby Bass
    • Matthew Branch
    Karl Schueneman
    • Billie Joe
    Margaret Mary O'Hara
    • Child on Subway
    • (as Margaret O'Hara)
    James Spinks
    James Spinks
    • Angry Car Owner
    Frank Delfino
    • Poker Player
    Zora Margolis
    • La Maze Leader
    Poppy Lagos
    • Mrs. Bernardo
    Dea St. La Mount
    • Woman Bartender
      • Buzz Kulik
    • Writers
      • Ted Leighton(screenplay)
      • Peter Hyams(screenplay)
      • Christopher Keane(book) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • 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 (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Sempre Libera
      from opera "La Traviata"
      Composed by Giuseppe Verdi (as Verdi)
      Performed by Pamela Hicks

    User reviews65

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    Not great, but good
    This is surely not McQueens best Movie ever. But it's fun to watch and the fact, that he insisted on playing a terrible car driver makes it even more enjoyable. The worst part of this movie is clearly its terrible musical score. It's just irritating. While most action scenes (like the famous Subway Chase) are not dubbed, the movie gets an almost soap opera like touch (barely watchable) when Steve is with his girlfried. I watched this movie the first time when I was 14 and now (20 years later) I found it on the DVD shelf in Walmart and bought it, because I liked it so much the first time I saw it.
    helpful•13
    4
    • rennix
    • Jul 24, 2003

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 1980 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Kankakee, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Rastar Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
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