The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper
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| The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper | |
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 The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper film poster |
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| Directed by | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Produced by | Michael Taylor Dan Wigutow |
| Written by | J.D. Reed (book) Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (screenplay) |
| Starring | Treat Williams Robert Duvall Kathryn Harrold R.G. Armstrong |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 13, 1981 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper is a 1981 film about infamous aircraft hijacker D. B. Cooper, who escaped with $200,000 after leaping from the back of a plane. The bulk of the film fictionalizes Cooper's escape after he landed on the ground. The movie stars Treat Williams (as D.B. Cooper), Robert Duvall and Kathryn Harrold and was directed by Roger Spottiswoode after John Frankenheimer and Buzz Kulik were removed. This led to numerous re-shoots and obvious continuity problems with the finished product. The film was based on American poet J.D. Reed's novel Free Fall. The musical score included the song "Shine," written and sung by Waylon Jennings.
In an attempt to drum up publicity for the movie, Universal Pictures offered a million dollar reward for any information that would lead to the capture and arrest of the real Cooper. No one ever got the money.
The film has been out of print for some time.
[edit] External link
- The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper at the Internet Movie Database<--book is a fictionalized account-->
