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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Clint Eastwood | ... | Wes Block | |
| Geneviève Bujold | ... | Beryl Thibodeaux | |
| Dan Hedaya | ... | Det. Molinari | |
| Alison Eastwood | ... | Amanda Block | |
| Jenny Beck | ... | Penny Block (as Jennifer Beck) | |
| Marco St. John | ... | Leander Rolfe | |
| Rebecca Perle | ... | Becky Jacklin | |
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Regina Richardson | ... | Sarita |
| Randi Brooks | ... | Jamie Cory | |
| Jamie Rose | ... | Melanie Silber | |
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Margaret Howell | ... | Judy Harper |
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Rebecca Clemons | ... | Girl with Whip |
| Janet MacLachlan | ... | Dr. Yarlofsky | |
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Graham Paul | ... | Luther |
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Bill Holliday | ... | Police Chief |
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Wes Block is a detective who's put on the case of a serial killer whose victims are young and pretty women, that he rapes and murders. The killings are getting personal when the killer chooses victims who are acquaintances of Block. Even his daughters are threatened. Written by Tony Kessen <rhkessen@cs.vu.nl>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 August 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$9,156,545, 19 August 1984Gross USA:
$48,143,579Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Beryl Thibodeaux: Ever come close?
Wes Block: Only once. When I looked down and saw that the suitcase was missing.
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Fritz Manes: Clint Eastwood's regular producing partner as Valdes. The appearance was one of seven that Manes has made in Eastwood's movies. See more »Goofs
Despite shooting on location in New Orleans, not one person in this movie has a regional Louisiana, New Orleans, or Cajun accent. See more »Quotes
Wes Block: Twenty-eight years ago I borrowed 40 dollars from my father, packed up an old, beat up suitcase, took a bus and came here. I was seventeen at the time. While I walked through the French Quarter, I looked out over the Mississippi and swore I'd never leave.Beryl Thibodeaux: Ever come close?
Wes Block: Only once. When I looked down and saw that the suitcase was missing.
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Here is a very, very tense thriller about a New Orleans cop (Clint Eastwood) finding a serial killer.....and vice-versa.
This is a very dark (literally) film with a big film-noir look and feel. Neo-noir, I guess, is what they call post-1950 gritty crime films like these.
Eastwood's character in "Tightrope" is a complex one. On one hand, he's a wonderfully loving father of two sweet girls (one played by his actual daughter, and played well), and yet he is a weak man when it comes to prostitutes. But, whatever side he shows - light or dark - he's interesting, as always. So is the female star of this movie, Genevieve Bujold, a woman with a very intriguing face and just a trace of her French accent. Dan Heyada contributes strongly in a low- key performance.
Yes, this film is a bit too much on the seedy side for my normal tastes, definitely sordid, but very well done. It's a story that grabs you early and locks you in all the way.