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The Pursuit Of D.B. Cooper DVD (Region 1) Widescreen. Treat Williams, Robert Duvall, Kathryn Harrolld. Action-packed tale based on the true-life exploits. Read the The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on Movies.com.
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper dvd (1981) DIRECTOR: Roger Spottiswoode (Terror Train, Shoot to Kill) STARS: Treat Williams, Robert Duvall, Kathryn Harrold (The Sender), Ed Flanders, Paul Gleason, R.G.
Armstrong, SYNOPSIS: Lighthearted ' Midnight Run -style' take on the D.B. Cooper legend. The same year he did the super heavy Prince of the City Treat Williams made this potential crowd pleaser that never really found an audience. The film itself seems to be about 10% facts and 90% imagination. The real D.B. Cooper (and the bulk of the money) was never found. The film kicks off with Treat's Cooper parachuting out of the hijacked plane with his money and landing in the forest.
A quick clothing change and he's on his way. He hooks up with a game Kathryn Harrold who helps him in his escape plans. Meanwhile, stuffy insurance investigator Robert Duvall is hot on their trail. Paul Gleason (the teacher from Breakfast Club ) does a surprising turn as a sleazebag trying to get some of that stolen loot. Car crashes, lots of humor, a great plane vs car stunt ( see below ), a boat chase down Snake River and some near slapstick fill out the film. This much neglected film is very entertaining. Note: this print is not the PAL dvd release (which is terribly pixelated) but a transfer from the SP mode vhs version.For more see:, and Fullscreen / Color Region Free NTSC dvd-R BLACK dvd case (above image is the front cover art) NOTE: The below clips are Low Resolution quality for YouTube Biplane vs Car Chase down 'Snake River' Treat Williams drives car into tree.
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Contents. Plot In 1971, the hijacker, identified as 'D.B.
Cooper', jumps from an airliner using by the rear exit. He jumps on a clear day, parachuting into a forest in Washington State. The man is later identified as Jim Meade, an ex-Army man with big dreams.
Meade escapes the manhunt using a he had previously hidden in the forest and concealing the money in the carcass of a deer. He eventually meets up with his estranged wife Hannah, who operates a river rafting company. Meanwhile, Meade is being hunted by Bill Gruen, an insurance investigator who was Meade's sergeant in the Army, and Meade's Army buddy, Remson, who remembered Meade talking about hijacking an aircraft. Gruen confronts the Meades at the rafting company, but they escape down the river. The Meades lead Gruen and Remson on a cross-country chase involving various stolen cars.
Gruen is fired by his employer, but continues the chase to claim the money for himself. At the near Tucson, Arizona, the Meades acquire a hot-air balloon, but Gruen steals the money from Hannah. Meade chases him down with a barely functioning crop duster biplane. Meade runs Gruen off the road but crashes his aircraft. Recovering from the wrecks, Meade has Gruen's gun and for a few minutes, they discuss how Gruen knew that Meade was D.
Along with clues he had left, the previous encounters between the two men in the Army had convinced Gruen that only Meade could have pulled off the audacious hijacking. Meade leaves Gruen with a couple bundles of the cash, and walks away with the rest, to be picked up by Hannah. With Gruen abandoning the pursuit, it is up to Remson to try to recover the stolen money. When he reaches a crossroads the Meades have just passed, thinking he sees their truck parked nearby, Remson continues the chase. Bill Gruen. as D.B. Cooper/Jim Meade.
as Hannah Meade. as Brigadier Meade. as Remson. as Dempsey. Dorothy Fielding as Denise.
Nicolas Coster as Avery. Cooper Huckabee as Homer. Howard K. Smith as Howard K. Smith. Christopher Curry as Hippie Production The Pursuit of D. Cooper was based on American poet J.D.
Reed's 1980 novel, Free Fall: A Novel. Was the original director, but he was replaced by before shooting began. Well into shooting Kulik was replaced. Only Spottiswoode received screen credit. The film almost never got finished. The change in directors led to numerous re-shoots and obvious continuity problems with the finished product.
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In an attempt to drum up publicity for the film, offered a million dollar reward for any information that would lead to the capture and arrest of the real D.B. No one ever claimed the money.
Aircraft in the film The Boeing 727-173C (c/n 19504-527, N690WA) leased from World Airways, played the part of the Boeing 727 featured in the sky hijacking. Painted in the fictitious 'Northern Pacific' company livery, it appeared in the first scene, being photographed by pilot from his. Four professional performed the parachute jump from the rear exit stair of the Boeing 727. Other aircraft in the film were the wrecks found in the, including twin-engine and four-engine propeller aircraft such as the, and. Numerous and helicopters were also featured. A Boeing-Stearman PT-17 (s/n 41 25304, N56949) flown by was used in the climatic car-aircraft chase in the film. Soundtrack The musical score included the song ', written and sung.
A soundtrack album was also released on Polydor (PD-1-6344), consisting mostly of country songs. The musical score was composed by James Horner.
It includes the song 'Shine', which was also released on Jennings' 1982 album. Track listing No. Title Writer(s) Artist Length 1. 'Shine' Jennings Waylon Jennings 2:49 2. 'Maybe He Knows About You' Enid Levine 2:40 3.
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'Bittersweet Love' Enid Levine 3:15 4. 'Money' Rita Coolidge 3:42 5. 'Wyoming Bound' James Horner (conductor) 1:37 6. 'Silk Dresses' Michael Smotherman 3:15 7.
'Money' (Instrumental) Enid Levine James Horner (conductor) 2:45 8. 'You Were Never There' Michael Smotherman Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter 3:38 9. 'White Water' James Horner James Horner (conductor) 4:11 10. 'Shine (Bluegrass Version)' Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings 2:35 Total length: 30:27 Reception The Pursuit of D.
Cooper, although similar to other hijacking films of the period, was not a success at the box office. In a critical review of the film, in his assessment for, succinctly noted that '. A number of excellent actors (were coerced) into performing what is a dismally unfunny chase-comedy that eventually seems as aimless, shortsighted and cheerlessly cute as the character they've made up and called 'D.B. In 1982 Frankenheimer described The Pursuit of D. Probably my worst-ever experience. A key member in the chain of command had been lying to both management and myself with the result that we all thought we were making a different movie.' After doing very poorly in theatres, the film went straight to video.
Roger Spottiswoode, however, would win the Special Jury Prize at the 1982 Cognac Festival du Film Policier. See also. References Notes. The Numbers. Retrieved: December 22, 2016.
Reed 1980, p. Santoir, Christian. Retrieved: December 22, 2016. The Internet Movie Plane Database, March 1, 2016.
Retrieved: December 22, 2016. SoundtrackCollector.com. Retrieved: December 22, 2016.
Paris 1995, p. Canby, Vincent. The New York Times, November 13, 1981. Retrieved: December 22, 2016.
Los Angeles Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved: December 22, 2016. Retrieved: December 22, 2016. Retrieved: December 22, 2016. Bibliography.
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