The story of professional bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Steve McQueen | ... | Papa Thorson | |
| Eli Wallach | ... | Ritchie Blumenthal | |
| Kathryn Harrold | ... | Dotty | |
| LeVar Burton | ... | Tommy Price | |
| Ben Johnson | ... | Sheriff Strong | |
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Richard Venture | ... | Spota |
| Tracey Walter | ... | Rocco Mason | |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | ... | Bernardo (as Tom Rosales) | |
| Teddy Wilson | ... | Winston Blue (as Theodore Wilson) | |
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Ray Bickel | ... | Luke Branch |
| Bobby Bass | ... | Matthew Branch | |
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Karl Schueneman | ... | Billie Joe |
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Margaret Mary O'Hara | ... | Child on Subway (as Margaret O'Hara) |
| James Spinks | ... | Angry Car Owner | |
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Frank Delfino | ... | Poker Player |
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Storyline
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. Written by Alfred Jingle
Plot Keywords:
older man younger woman relationship | threat telephone call | bounty hunter | pregnant girlfriend | kidnapping |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. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 August 1980 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le chasseur See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$8,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$16,274,150Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$16,274,150Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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from opera "La Traviata"
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi (as Verdi)
Performed by Pamela Hicks
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Trivia
The real Ralph Thorson, portrayed by Steve McQueen in this movie, was killed by a car bomb in 1994. See more »Goofs
The train chase was filmed using "6000" series CTA train cars (now out of commission). The train is labeled "Ravenswood B" - but Ravenswood trains would NOT have gone into a subway. They run only on ground level or on elevated tracks. See more »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. See more »Soundtracks
Sempre Liberafrom opera "La Traviata"
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi (as Verdi)
Performed by Pamela Hicks
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Let me start out by saying I loved this movie! At first I was biased towards this movie, but that quickly changed. I think the director's intention was to make this movie for everbody. For those of you who like action movies it has a grueling scene involving a subway, a parking garage and a child being held at gun point. For those of you who like romance it has a sub-plot involving a woman who is facing pregnancy issues with her husband. For those who like horror movies there is a wonderful end scene that scares the daylights out of anybody breathing! For those who likes comedy there are a few punchlines mixed in plus a scene involving a cornfield a car and a tractor.
Steve McQueen gives off a great performance as a "Dirty Harry" type Bounty Hunter. I have never in fact seen a S. McQueen movie however, upon seeing it, I thought this guy was great. I was a little disappointed to find out that was Steve McQueen's final movie, he could have done a lot more.
The rest of the cast gave out great performances as well, The actress playing Dotty was very beautiful and had so much presense, she did wonderful.
10/10 (And I am not always this nice)