Against All Odds

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Directed by

Taylor Hackford

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Rachel Ward
Jessie Wyler

Jeff Bridges
Terry Brogan

James Woods
Jake Wise

Alex Karras
Hank Sully

Jane Greer
Mrs. Wyler

Richard Widmark
Ben Caxton

Dorian Harewood
Tommy

Swoosie Kurtz
Edie

Written by

Daniel Mainwaring
1947 screenplay

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An average movie

13 years, 1 month ago at Mar 11 14:17

johanlefourbe

For some reasons I don’t fully grasp, I always had a hard time with this movie but maybe I should give it a 2nd chance. I mean, the movie had a decent reputation and, on paper, it sounded pretty good. Eventually, I did like the mood which was very much in a film noir style. Unfortunately, very soon, I thought the whole story became rather ridiculous. First of all, the whole concept of a gangster... read more

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Description: Terry Brogan, an aging football player in L.A., is cut early in the season; he needs money, so he takes a job from a shady friend of his, Jake Wise, to track down Wise's girlfriend, Jessie, who's somewhere in Mexico. She's also the daughter of a very wealthy land developer, who owns Terry's team. He heads for Cozumel, finds Jessie, and promptly falls in love with her. He thinks it's mutual, then without warning, she heads back to L.A. and Jake. What's going on with her, and what's the connection between Jake's hold on Jessie and the various politicians, lawyers, and environmentalists who seem to be converging on some sort of lan ... (more)

Release date: 2 March 1984
UPC: 043396007796

Tags: Thriller (8), Romance (8), Crime (7), Adventure (6), Drama (5), Mystery (4), 1980s (4), Action (3), 1984 (3), Romantic Comedy (2), Gangster (2), Spiritual Cinema (2), Sort (2), SnP (2), Mike Rutherford On Soundtrack (2), Peter Gabriel On Soundtrack (2), 80's (1), HQ (1), {thriller 14} (1)

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