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Against All Odds
Terry Brogan, a cynical former football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway mistress of ruthless LA nightclub owner Jake Wise. But trouble brews when he tracks down and falls in love with the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island—and Jake dispatches his henchman to bring the lovers back.
1984 · Directed by Taylor Hackford · 121 min · Crime · Romance · Thriller · 17 frames
Tagline
Sometimes love is the most dangerous game of all.
Crew
- Written by: Eric Hughes, Daniel Mainwaring
- Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
- Edited by: Fredric Steinkamp, William Steinkamp
- Music: Michel Colombier, Larry Carlton
- Production design: Richard Lawrence
- Produced by: William S. Gilmore, Taylor Hackford
Cast
- Jeff Bridges as Terry Brogan
- Rachel Ward as Jessie Wyler
- James Woods as Jake Wise
- Alex Karras as Hank Sully
- Jane Greer as Mrs. Wyler
- Richard Widmark as Ben Caxton
- Dorian Harewood as Tommy
- Swoosie Kurtz as Edie
- Saul Rubinek as Steve Kirsch
- Pat Corley as Ed Phillips
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Columbia Pictures, New Visions, Columbia-Delphi Productions
- Themes: escape, manipulation, redemption, murder, betrayal, conspiracy, double crossed, double cross, neo-noir, passion and romance
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