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Director:
Roger Spottiswoode
Writers:
Harv Zimmel (story)
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Release Date:
3 August 1988 (France) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
It's about staying alive. See more »
Plot:
A man is discovered breaking into his own jewelery shop in the dead of night. Questioned closely, it... See more » | Full synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Sidney Poitier ... Warren Stantin

Tom Berenger ... Jonathan Knox

Kirstie Alley ... Sarah Rennell

Clancy Brown ... Steve

Richard Masur ... Norman

Andrew Robinson ... Harvey
Kevin Scannell ... Ben
Frederick Coffin ... Ralph
Michael MacRae ... Fournier
Robert Lesser ... Minelli
Milton Selzer ... Mr. Berger
Les Lannom ... Sheriff Arnett
Walter Marsh ... Sam Baker

Frank C. Turner ... Crilly
Sam Hiona ... Inspector Hsu (as Samuel Hiona)
Michael Chapman ... Lawyer

Janet Rotblatt ... Mrs. Berger
Ken Camroux ... Denham
Howard Storey ... Fisherman

Fred Henderson ... Agent Owenby
Robyn Gildemeester ... Maid (as Robyn Masumi Gildemeester)

Jerry Wasserman ... FBI Agent
Gloria Lee ... FBI Agent
Freda Perry ... Computer Operator

Kevin McNulty ... San Francisco Policeman

William S. Taylor ... Police Captain (as William Taylor)
Ric Reid ... SWAT Sergeant
Claire Brown ... Mildred
Blu Mankuma ... Undercover Priest

Gary Hetherington ... Inspector
Allan Lysell ... Sergeant (as Allan Lysall)
Michele Goodger ... Woman with Stroller
Beatrice Boepple ... Nun
Darcelle Chan ... Nun
Marynna Danguy ... Couple
Craig Saunders ... Couple
Carole Henshall ... Woman with Purse
Andrew Rhodes ... Purse Snatcher
Bill Croft ... Washington State Patrolman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Noah Beggs ... Principal (uncredited)
John Ryan ... Detective Inspector John Simons (uncredited)
Jim Van Dijk ... FBI Agent (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roger Spottiswoode 
 
Writing credits
Harv Zimmel (story)

Harv Zimmel (screenplay) and
Michael Burton (screenplay) and
Daniel Petrie Jr. (screenplay)

Produced by
Daniel Petrie Jr. .... producer
Philip Rogers .... executive producer
Ron Silverman .... producer
Fredda Weiss .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
John Scott 
 
Cinematography by
Michael Chapman (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
George Bowers 
Garth Craven 
 
Casting by
Penny Perry 
 
Production Design by
Richard Sylbert 
 
Art Direction by
John Willett 
 
Set Decoration by
Jim Erickson 
 
Costume Design by
Richard Bruno 
 
Makeup Department
Michèle Burke .... prosthetics makeup (as Michele Burke)
Malcolm Marsden .... hair stylist: second unit
Roy Sidick .... hair stylist (as Roy A. Sidick)
Joann Wabisca .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Mary Eilts .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dave Bene .... dgc trainee (as David Bene)
Peter Dashkewytch .... additional second assistant director
Julia Dastoor .... second assistant director
Casey Grant .... first assistant director: second unit
Jim Rowe .... third assistant director (as James Rowe)
Michael E. Steele .... first assistant director (as Michael Steele)
Fred M. Waugh .... second unit director (as Fred Waugh)
Curtis Petersen .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
R.D. 'Luther' Fairbairn .... assistant property master (as R. Douglas Fairbairn)
Nancy Ford .... assistant art director
Arthur A. Green .... greensman (as Art Green)
William Heslup .... assistant art director (as Willie Heslup)
Della Mae Johnston .... assistant set decorator
Charles Leitrants .... construction coordinator
Michael J. Siver .... greensman
Bill Thumm .... property master
Dave Dunaway .... greens (uncredited)
Ron Greenwood .... property master: reshoots (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Tom Bellfort .... sound editor
Lon Bender .... supervising sound editor
Noah Blough .... sound editor
Neal Burger .... sound editor (as Neal R. Burger)
David E. Campbell .... sound re-recording mixer (as Dave Campbell)
Linda Corbin .... foley mixer
Robert Deschaine .... adr mixer
Dean Drabin .... foley mixer (as Dean Draben)
Joe Gilbert .... assistant sound editor
Douglas Greenfield .... stereo consultant: Dolby
Victor Grodecki .... sound editor
Devon Heffley Curry .... adr supervisor (as Devon Heffley)
Chris Jargo .... sound editor (as J. Christopher Jargo)
Simon Kaye .... sound mixer
Larry Kemp .... supervising sound editor
John T. Reitz .... sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff .... sound re-recording mixer
George Simpson .... sound editor
Tommy Staples .... boom operator
Wylie Stateman .... sound editor
Scott Warner .... assistant sound editor
Asher Yates .... sound editor (as Ascher Yates)
John Joseph Thomas .... sound effects supervisor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Corbin Fox .... special effects crew
Fred Hunchuk .... special effects crew
J.B. Jones .... special effects: Bahamas
Don Leask .... special effects crew
Lars Lenander .... special effects crew
Dean Lockwood .... special effects crew
F. Lee Stone .... special effects: Bahamas (as Lee Stone)
John Thomas .... special effects supervisor
Mike Vézina .... special effects crew (as Mike Vezina)
Joel Whist .... special effects assistant (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Tony Brubaker .... stunts
Gilbert B. Combs .... stunts (as Gilbert Combs)
Bill Ferguson .... stunts
Scott Flavelle .... stunts
Reg Glass .... stunts
Tom Glass .... stunts
Alex Green .... stunts
Gary Hymes .... stunts
David Jacox .... stunts (as David Jacox Jr.)
George Josef .... stunts
Henry Kingi .... stunts
Ken Kirzinger .... stunts
J.J. Makaro .... stunts
Tony Morelli .... stunts
Ray Pichette .... stunts
Jacob Rupp .... stunts
Dawn Stofer-Rupp .... stunts (as Dawn Stoffer Rupp)
Betty Thomas Quee .... stunts (as Betty Thomas)
John Wardlow .... stunts
Fred M. Waugh .... stunt coordinator (as Fred Waugh)
Brent Woolsey .... stunts
Tony Brubaker .... stunt double: Sidney Poitier (uncredited)
Chris J. Clayton .... utility stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dunn .... stunts (uncredited)
David Jacox .... stunt double (uncredited)
George Josef .... stunt double (uncredited)
Tong Lung .... stunts (uncredited)
Dawn Stofer-Rupp .... stunt double: Kirstie Alley (uncredited)
Scott Waugh .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John Adshead .... best boy grip (as John W. Adshead)
Bob Akester .... still photographer (as Robert H. Akester)
David R. Anderson .... gaffer
Sidney Ray Baldwin .... still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin)
Nigel Bower .... underwater first assistant camera: Bahamas
John Clothier .... first assistant cameraman: second unit
Robert Creese .... second assistant camera: second camera
Douglas R. Field .... first assistant cameraman (as Douglas R.R. Field)
Michael Genne .... camera operator (as Michael A. Genne)
Derek Grieves .... key grip: second unit (as Derek Grieve)
Einar Hansen .... best boy electric (as Einor Hansen)
Jordan Klein Sr. .... underwater cameraman: Bahamas (as Jordan Klein)
Nick Kuchera .... key grip (as B. Nick Kuchera)
Peter McLennan .... second camera operator (as Peter McClennan)
David Pelletier .... second assistant cameraman: second unit (as David Pelltier)
Curtis Petersen .... director of photography: second unit (as Curtis Peterson)
Douglas Pruss .... second assistant cameraman (as Douglas B. Pruss)
Trig Singer .... first assistant camera: second camera
Robert M. Stevens .... additional photographer (as Robert Stevens)
Sandy Williams .... dolly grip
Paul Jacobsen .... assistant chief set lighting technician: San Francisco/Los Angeles (uncredited)
Jordan Klein Jr. .... underwater camera operator (uncredited)
Vince Laxton .... generator operator (uncredited)
Timothy Robin Spencer .... assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Megan Branman .... casting associate
Lynne Carrow .... casting: Canada
Zahn Douglas .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jerry R. Allen .... costume supervisor (as Jerry Allen)
Dolores C. Burke .... costumer
Michael Nelson .... wardrobe: second unit
 
Editorial Department
Carolle Alain .... assistant editor: Vancouver
Christine Cholvin .... assistant editor: U.S. (as Chris Cholvin)
Samuel Craven .... post-production assistant
Mallory Gottlieb .... assistant editor: U.S.
Ken Morrisey .... additional editor (as Kenneth Morrisey)
Kimberly Ray .... assistant editor: U.S.
 
Music Department
Ken Johnson .... music editor
Steve Livingston .... music editor
Shawn Murphy .... music scoring mixer
Tom Boyd .... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Daniel J. Johnson .... co-music editor (uncredited)
David Livingston .... music editor (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Alois Stranan .... transportation coordinator
Chris Haynes .... driver (uncredited)
Rob Vreugde .... transportation captain (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Drew Aitken .... underwater crew: Bahamas
Lloyd Beebe .... bear trainer
Steve Claridge .... underwater crew: Bahamas (as Steven Claridge)
Jessica Clothier .... script supervisor: second unit
Debbie Coe .... animal coordinator (as Debra J. Coe)
Debbie Cooke .... production office coordinator
Marinho Correia .... bear trainer
Barbara Elman Schiffman .... assistant: Mr. Petrie
Kirk Finken .... location manager: Vancouver
Karin Freud .... assistant: Mr. Spottiswoode
Brigitte Germain .... script supervisor
Sheri Halstead .... video consultant
Tissa Hans .... assistant: Mr. Spottiswoode
Rob Harris .... publicist
John W. Janisch .... production accountant
Gerri Kuhn .... den mother: extraordinaire
Richard Liebegott .... production office coordinator
Lisa London .... production assistant
Gavin McKinney .... underwater coordinator: Bahamas
Robin Mounsey .... location manager
Robin Mounsey .... safety supervisor
Greg Munnings .... underwater crew: Bahamas
Phill Norman .... main title design
Kate Petersen .... production assistant
Timothy Prince .... video consultant (as Tim Prince)
Ana Maria Quintana .... script supervisor (as Anna Maria Quintana)
Howard Richardson .... mountain safety expert
John Sanderson .... video consultant
Dan Sheehy .... location manager: second unit
N. John Smith .... boat coordinator (as John Smith)
Lisa Weinstein .... production assistant
John Whitmayer .... mountain safety expert (as John Whittmayer)
Moby Griffin .... supplier: boats and crews (uncredited)
John Wittmayer .... location manager (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Deadly Pursuit" - International (English title), UK
"Mörderischer Vorsprung" - Austria, West Germany
"Skjut för att döda" - Finland (Swedish title), Sweden
"Atirando Para Matar" - Brazil
"Atirar a Matar" - Portugal
"Dispara a matar" - Spain
"Foniki katadioxi" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Gyilkos lövés" - Hungary
"Jagten på en morder" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Persecución Mortal" - Uruguay
"Pucaj da ubijes" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Randonnée pour un tueur" - France
"Sulle tracce dell'assassino" - Italy
"Tarkoituksena tappaa" - Finland
"Thanasimi katadioxi" - Greece (DVD title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (NO. 28897) | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
British Properties, West Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSee more »
Company:
Touchstone PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The killer's identity is not revealed until midway through the film. He attempts to evade detection by killing a member of a hiking expedition and taking his place. To keep the audience guessing as to the true identity of the villain, some of the hikers were played by actors known for playing bad guys: notably Clancy Brown, Frederick Coffin, and Andrew Robinson.See more »
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): While Knox (Tom Berenger) and Stantin (Sidney Poitier) are cooking out the night after Stantin saves Knox from falling into the gorge, Stantin mistakes the marmot Knox is cooking for rabbit and says that he has eaten rabbit in "lots of places" in the city. Knox quickly corrects him, and Stantin replies, "Marmot? What's a marmot?" Knox says, "A rodent." Stantin gets a queasy look and says, "A RODENT? You mean a rat?" Knox replies, "Kind of a big, hairy rat, yeah." Stantin then gets disgusted and says, "OH SH**!" However, a rabbit is a bigger, hairier member of the rodent family.See more »
Quotes:
Jonathan Knox:[when Stantin complains over the differences between the country and the city] Tell me something; What would you miss, beside telephones?
Warren Stantin:Everything!
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Movie Connections:
References "ABC's Wide World of Sports" (1961)See more »
Soundtrack:
I Love A ParadeSee more »

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10 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
An Amazing Adventure in the Wilderness! Totally Underrated!, 24 May 2003
Author: TheEightiesAreBack from Connecticut, USA

Its too bad they don't make this movie anymore...it has three great actors (Tom Berenger,Kirstie Alley, and Sidney Potier)..whats better than an FBI agent and an expert mountain man trying to hunt down an expert killer/theif in the mountains/wilderness..as they try to survive various obsticles of nature...

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