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High Risk

  • 1981
  • R
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
1.2K
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High Risk (1981)
ActionComedyCrime

Four naive Americans, in need of easy cash, decide to fly to Colombia and raid the safe of a notorious drug lord with connections to the corrupt military regime.Four naive Americans, in need of easy cash, decide to fly to Colombia and raid the safe of a notorious drug lord with connections to the corrupt military regime.Four naive Americans, in need of easy cash, decide to fly to Colombia and raid the safe of a notorious drug lord with connections to the corrupt military regime.

  • Director
    • Stewart Raffill
  • Writers
    • Stewart Raffill
    • Fernando Celis
  • Stars
    • James Brolin
    • Anthony Quinn
    • Lindsay Wagner
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stewart Raffill
    • Writers
      • Stewart Raffill
      • Fernando Celis
    • Stars
      • James Brolin
      • Anthony Quinn
      • Lindsay Wagner
    • 35User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • Stone
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Mariano
    Lindsay Wagner
    Lindsay Wagner
    • Oli
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • Serrano
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Clint
    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • Dan
    Cleavon Little
    Cleavon Little
    • Rockney
    Chick Vennera
    Chick Vennera
    • Tony
    Douglas Sandoval
    • Mariano's Tracker
    David Young
    David Young
    • Pilot
    Richard Young
    Richard Young
    • Pilot
    Udana Power
    Udana Power
    • Dan's Wife
    Stephanie Faulkner
    • Rockney's Girlfriend
    Ana De Sade
    Ana De Sade
    • Serrano's Woman
    Josefina Echánove
    Josefina Echánove
    • Mariano's Woman
    • (as Josephina Echinova)
    Eduardo Noriega
    Eduardo Noriega
    • General
    Alejandro Camacho
    Alejandro Camacho
    • Obediente
    Álvaro Carcaño
    Álvaro Carcaño
    • Cellmate
    • (as Albaro Careano)
    • Director
      • Stewart Raffill
    • Writers
      • Stewart Raffill
      • Fernando Celis
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    • Trivia
      Director Stewart Raffill once said of working with James Coburn on this movie that Coburn was "one of the most interesting people I've ever met. He was terribly beat up with arthritis at the time and had to be lifted onto a horse . . . [but ]he was interested in all sorts of esoteric philosophies and things."
    • Goofs
      The men first set out on the trip in a Chevy blazer but when they stop to pick up the guns they arrive in a dodge ram charger.
    • Quotes

      Dan: Look, we've got four million dollars. We could put Donald Duck in the White House.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: History of the World Part 1, High Risk, Clash of the Titans, Nice Dreams (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
      Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

      Performed by The Rolling Stones

    User reviews35

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    8/10
    Action/Adventure Sleeper
    Don't be surprised if you've never heard of "High Risk." I know few people who have. But if you like adventure and excitement with some humor thrown in then this is your ticket.

    James Brolin stars as one of four friends sick and tired of working hard and being paid little. They decide to take a trip to Colombia to steal money from a reputed drug lord. According to plan they'll walk in, get the money, and head back to the states via two airplane pilots they've hired that more resemble Cheech and Chong then they do pilots. Naturally, things don't work out as planned and the chase is on.

    The reason you may never have heard of this film is that it was released back in 1981 for a one week only stint. It happened to be the week before another action film opened I'm sure you've heard of - "Raiders of the Lost Ark." This film got lost in the hype.

    So go out and find this movie at the local video store (the television version is usually butchered). You won't be disappointed.
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    • Feb 4, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1981 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Satisfaction
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico
    • Production companies
      • City Enterprise
      • Hemdale
      • Libertad Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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