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Plot

Burt Reynolds directed and starred in this actioner from an Elmore Leonard novel about an ex-con living dangerously close to the drug traffickers in Miami. When Stick (Reynolds) arrives in Miami just out of prison, an old buddy of his is murdered, sending Stick on a wild and complex journey to track down the killers. Along the way, he meets the attractive Kyle (Candice Bergen), has to deal with Chucky (Charles Durning in a blond wig and loud tourist shirts), a mob go-fer, and the albino Moke (Dar Robinson). In order to better zap his enemies, Stick gets a job as chauffeur to rich Palm Beach underworld figure Barry (George Segal) -- and the plot coils and twists from there until the bad guys get their due.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
109min.
Director(s):
Themes:
Drug Trade,Murder Investigations
Tone:
Forceful,Humorous,Quirky,Tense
Keywords:
assassination,bad-guy,bad-guy-turns-good,betrayal,deception,double-cross,drugs,ex-convict,gangster,good-guy,infiltration,investigation,investigator,killing,law-enforcement,murder,police,revenge