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Top of the World

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
872
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Tia Carrere, Dennis Hopper, and Peter Weller in Top of the World (1997)
  • Action
  • Thriller
In Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robb... Read allIn Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of them become su... Read allIn Las Vegas for a quicky divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Top of the World Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion, and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape to surr... Read all
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
872
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Writer
    • Bart Madison
  • Stars
    • Peter Weller
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Tia Carrere
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sidney J. Furie
  • Writer
    • Bart Madison
  • Stars
    • Peter Weller
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Tia Carrere
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    • 18User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Peter Weller
    Peter Weller
    • Ray Mercer
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Charles Atlas
    Tia Carrere
    Tia Carrere
    • Rebecca Mercer
    David Alan Grier
    David Alan Grier
    • Detective Augustus
    Joe Pantoliano
    Joe Pantoliano
    • Vince Castor
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    • Captain Hefter
    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    • Doc 'The Butcher'
    Julie McCullough
    Julie McCullough
    • Ginger
    Martin Kove
    Martin Kove
    • Carl
    Kevin Bernhardt
    Kevin Bernhardt
    • Dean
    Eddie Mekka
    Eddie Mekka
    • Joe Burns
    Derek Anunciation
    • Fredo
    Dell Yount
    Dell Yount
    • Mac
    Alexander Mervin
    • Benny
    Michael DeLano
    Michael DeLano
    • Lieutenant De Rosa
    • (as Michael Delano)
    Gavan O'Herlihy
    Gavan O'Herlihy
    • Lieutenant Logan
    Paul Herman
    Paul Herman
    • Valet
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • Mel Ridgefield
    • Director
      • Sidney J. Furie
    • Writer
      • Bart Madison
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    • Trivia
      One of the last films that Producer Elie Samaha would co-produce with Millennium Films as he would go on to form, Franchise Pictures soon after with actor Andrew Stevens and it's first release being the cult hit, The Boondock Saints released in 1999. Samaha and the company would go through legal, financial trouble throughout the 2000's forcing it to shut down.
    • Quotes

      [In the casino near the slot machine]

      Ginger: What are you starin' at?

      Ray Mercer: Honey, where I'd just been you get a lot of trouble for staring. What's your name?

      Ginger: Ginger.

      Ray Mercer: Ginger, do me a favour, will you? I'm not allowed to gamble. So all you have to do is just walk up, put the two Twenties in the machine and pull that lever. Whatever we win we'll make fifty fifty. What do you say?

      Ginger: Oh, no!

      Ray Mercer: Come on. You're my lucky star!

    • Connections
      Edited into Cult of Fury (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      ON TOP OF THE WORLD
      Words & Music by Robert O. Ragland, Marc Tanner, & Ron Aniello

      Performed by Shane Minoa

      Produced by Robert O. Ragland, Marc Tanner, Alan Oldfield & Marc Greene

    User reviews18

    Review
    Top review
    Goofy Fun
    Yes, it looks like a big bloated bomb. The production values aren't exactly top-notch. The camera angles are often far off, the acting can be very misguided (maldirected), some areas of bad sound, and David Alan Grier is in it. All are signs of a bomb to watch out for.

    But surprisingly, this is one to watch. It has a unique story which is beefed up with actually funny jokes and genuinely offbeat characters. The action scenes are very well done, too. It has many old-school action sequences with no CGI's and great stunts. Its got nicely done shootouts and an excellent car chase, but somehow it doesn't feel structured around and for the action. It keeps its focus on the story, which I'll get to...now.

    A uniquely fun Peter Weller plays an ex-cop, ex-con who gets out of jail on parole. The first thing on his agenda is to knock off his ex-wife's new husband (Dennis Hopper in one of his most generic performances to date) by swindling a way to win the jackpot at his casino. Or is his (HOT) wife Tia Carerra (at her most hot) in on it too? This one is, out of a lot of reasons, unnoticed because a bigger-budget but sub-par movie called "Ocean's Eleven" happened to be released four years later. "Top of the World" is much better, because the action is better and it doesn't need cutesy and lame humor to seek a wide audience's approval. Plus, I'd pick Peter Weller over George Clooney any day of the week...not to mention Julia Roberts isn't even 1/1,000,000 of Tia Carerra.
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    • Jul 17, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 1998 (Singapore)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cold Cash in Las Vegas
    • Filming locations
      • Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Border, USA
    • Production company
      • Millennium Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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