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About
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Theatrical
Jul 20, 1988
Box Office
$38.4M
Budget
$30.0M
Return
1.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 2, 1998
Theaters
4
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, City Light Films
Quotes
See all →A Reluctant Chase for Silence and Survival
Taglines
Charles Grodin embezzled 15 million dollars. The mob wants him dead. The F.B.I. wants him alive. Robert De Niro just wants him to shut up.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
A Week of Chaos and Survival
Taglines
Monday... Escape with their lives from New York... Tuesday... Impersonate F.B.I. agents in Chicago... Wednesday... Steal plane in New Mexico... Thursday... Almost kill each other by accident... Friday... Almost kill each other on purpose...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Robert De Niro
John Wesley “Jack” Walsh
C
Charles Grodin
Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
Y
Yaphet Kotto
Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
J
John Ashton
Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter
D
Dennis Farina
Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
J
Joe Pantoliano
Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
R
Richard Foronjy
Tony Darvo, Serrano's henchman
R
Robert Miranda
Joey, Serrano's henchman
J
Jack Kehoe
Jerry Geisler, Tony's secretary
W
Wendy Phillips
Gail, Jack's ex-wife
P
Philip Baker Hall
Sidney, Chicago mobster
T
Tom Irwin
F.B.I. Agent Perry
J
Jimmie Ray Weeks
F.B.I. Agent Tuttle
D
Danielle DuClos
Denise Walsh, Jack's daughter
T
Tom McCleister
Red Wood, Bar Tender
M
Mary Gillis
Bus Ticket Clerk
J
John Toles-Bey
Monroe Bouchet
T
Thomas J. Hageboeck
Sergeant Gooch
S
Stanley White
Stanley
S
Scott McAfee
Boy on Plane
