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12/02/1988 Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama 1h 49m
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It's about staying alive.

Overview

When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city streets for unknown wilderness trails. Completely out of his element, Stantin is forced to enlist the aid of expert tracker Jonathan Knox. It's a turbulent yet vital relationship they must maintain in order to survive... and one that becomes increasingly desperate when Knox's girlfriend Sarah becomes the killer's latest hostage!

  1. Roger Spottiswoode

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sidney Poitier

    Warren Stantin

  2. Tom Berenger

    Jonathan Knox

  3. Kirstie Alley

    Sarah Renell

  4. Clancy Brown

    Steve

  5. Richard Masur

    Norman

  6. Andrew Robinson

    Harvey

  7. Kevin Scannell

    Ben

  8. Frederick Coffin

    Ralph

  9. Michael MacRae

    Fournier

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine
Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-11
I guess I'm giving it a 10, I mean, Sidney Poitier is always believable. I think that is the best thing you can say about him. But the problem here is that he has a legendary reputation and this is just a throw-away cop movie.

So you see his name attached and you start thinking it's going to be Oscar worthy off the bat, and, it's not.

But, at the same time, Sidney Poitier is believable, and Berenger is creepy is just the right sort of way. And that is not a complaint, because he really is the hermit that is oddly uncomfortable and still perfect for the role. So, if you ask me, this is on...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$29,300,000.00

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