Let's Get Harry (1986)

When Colombian revolutionaries kidnap an American engineer, his brother and friends, faced with official inaction, hire a mercenary and mount the rescue operation themselves.

Director:

Stuart Rosenberg (as Alan Smithee)

Writers:

Mark Feldberg (story), Samuel Fuller (story)

Stars:

Michael Schoeffling, Thomas F. Wilson, Fidel Abrego

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fidel Abrego	...	Hood #1
Jere Burns	...	Washington aide
Gary Busey	...	Jack
Cecile Callan	...	Theresa
Terry Camilleri	...	Mercenary
Elpidia Carrillo	...	Veronica
Matt Clark	...	Walt Clayton
Rodolfo De Alexandre	...	Pablo
Robert Duvall	...	Norman Shrike
Javier Estrada	...	Dwarf
Glenn Frey	...	Spence
Salvador Godínez	...	Boat man
Bruce Gray	...	Ambassador Douglas
Jerry Hardin	...	Dean Reilly
Mark Harmon	...	Harry Burck Jr.

Storyline

When Harry Burck, Jr. (Mark Harmon), an American engineer on loan to Colombia, is taken hostage and held for ransom, his brother Corey (Michael Schoeffling) and friend Jack (Gary Busey) are among a group of men, lead by Shrike (Robert Duvall), who go deep into the jungles of Colombia to rescue Harry and an American ambassador.

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Plot Keywords:

colombia | hostage | rescue | diplomat | boat | 

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Taglines:

An adventure about the hero in all of us.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Accordin to Wikipedia, the movie was one of several 1980s films that centered on civilians partaking in hostage rescues, without the help of the U.S. Government. Other similar films that were released around the same time were Uncommon Valor (1983), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Iron Eagle (1986), The Rescue (1988), and Missing in Action (1984).

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Quotes

Norman Shrike: The Indians say that if you spit after a close call, you'll be protected in the future.

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Connections

Referenced in Bye Bye Africa (1999)

User Reviews

take it easy

A plot similar to this film was hatched by H. Ross Perot, as written in the book "On the Wings of Eagles," by Ken Follett about a situation in Iran which was very similar to this movie. To me this film really didn't have hardly anything to do with race, I think the reviewer may be reading a little too much into the plot. For a small action movie, this film was interesting and entertaining. The performance of Robert Duvall is understated and sublime, offset by the tailor-made role of the used car salesman, played by Gary Busey. It seems that Busey really didn't have to stretch his acting skills too much for this role, but it was fun to watch.

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Movie Channel [United States]

Country:

USA Mexico

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Let's Get Harry

Filming Locations:

Aurora, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$140,980

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$140,980

Company Credits

Production Co:

Delphi V Productions, Metrocolor, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1