- Against All Odds
Infobox Film
name = Against All Odds
caption = Theatrical Poster
director =Taylor Hackford
producer = William S. Gilmore
Taylor Hackford
writer =Daniel Mainwaring (1947 Out of the Past screenplay)
Eric Hughes
starring =Rachel Ward Jeff Bridges
music =Larry Carlton
cinematography =Donald E. Thorin
editing =Fredric Steinkamp William Steinkamp
distributor =Columbia Pictures
released =March 2 ,1984 (U.S. release)
runtime = 128 minutes
country =United States
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:1205
imdb_id = 0086859"Against All Odds" is a
neo-noir 1984 film, a remake of "Out of the Past ". The movie was directed byTaylor Hackford and featuresRachel Ward in a variation (with a different name) ofJane Greer 's original role,Jeff Bridges filling in forRobert Mitchum , andJames Woods in a version ofKirk Douglas 's part. Supporting players includeAlex Karras ,Jane Greer (portraying the mother of her original character),Richard Widmark , andDorian Harewood .The movie's soundtrack, nominated for a Grammy Award, featured songs from
Big Country ,Kid Creole & the Coconuts ,Stevie Nicks , and Genesis breakout starsMike Rutherford ,Peter Gabriel , andPhil Collins . Collins sang the title song, which was also nominated for an Academy Award and was one of the top-selling singles of 1984.Plot
Terry Brogan (Bridges), ex-professional football player is cut from his team 'The L.A. Outlaws'. Aging, broke, and in need of money, Terry agrees to take a job from shady Jake Wise (Woods) to track down Jake's girlfriend, Jessie Wyler (Ward) somewhere in Mexico. "Here's $10,000 right now - and when you find her I'll give you another twenty," Jake says.
The search takes Terry to the clear blue skies and white sands of
Cozumel . Terry and Jessie eventually meet on the tiny island and animal instinct overcomes the two as they unexpectedly fall in love. When trainer Sully (Karras) is dispatched to the island to look for the two, he is immediately killed in a chaotic scene with Jessie being the shooter. In a panic, Jessie flees the island leaving Terry. Looking for answers, Terry returns to L.A. to find that Jake's hold on Jessie is something larger: various politicians, lawyers and environmentalists who seem to be converging on some sort of land deal.The movie includes extensive footage of the Mayan city
Chichen Itza as well asTulum but the exteriors and interiors don't match the actual location.Cast
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Rachel Ward as Jessie Wyler
*Jeff Bridges as Terry Brogan
*James Woods as Jake Wise
*Alex Karras as Hank Sully
*Jane Greer as Mrs. Grace Wyler
*Richard Widmark as Ben Caxton
*Dorian Harewood as Tommy
*Swoosie Kurtz as Edie
*Saul Rubinek as Steve Kirschoundtrack
Production notes
* The film featured cameo appearances by stars of "Out of the Past" on which the film is based. Jane Greer, who was the star of "Out of the Past" plays Rachel Ward's mother. Paul Valentine, who played hood Joe Stephanos in the first film, played a councilman in "Against All Odds".
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