Hopscotch (1980)

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I suppose this is supposed to be a thriller, but something about the presence of Walter Matthau in the central role makes it feel more like a shaggy, formless but pleasant farcical take on a thriller. Which is strange, because Matthau was a legitimate threat in Charade and capable of more dramatic depths in films like Bigger Than Life or The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Doesn’t matter in the ... read more

Description: CIA agent Miles Kendig decides to get out of 'the game' and to ensure he's left alone he threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA doesn't believe him, he calls their bluff and starts writing and sending out chapters one by one. Realizing that their operations would be compromised, the CIA (led by Myerson and Cutter) set out to put an end to Kendig's plan by whatever means necessary. The heart of the movie follows a game of cat and mouse between a fumbling CIA and an artful Kendig. Watch online at Hulu: [Link removed - login to see] CIA agent Miles Kendig decides to get out of 'the game' and to ensure he's left alone he threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA doesn't believe him, he calls their bluff and starts writing and sending out chapters one by one. Realizing that their operations would be compromised, the CIA (led by Myerson and Cutter) set out to put an end to Kendig's plan by whatever means necessary. The heart of the movie follows a game of cat and mouse between a fumbling CIA and an artful Kendig.

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