Hot Pursuit (1987 film)
| Hot Pursuit | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan | |
| Directed by | Steven Lisberger |
| Produced by |
Pierre David Theodore R. Parvin |
| Written by |
Steven Lisberger Steven Carabatsos |
| Story by | Steven Lisberger |
| Starring |
John Cusack Robert Loggia Jerry Stiller Ben Stiller Keith David |
| Cinematography | Frank Tidy |
| Edited by | Mitchell Sinoway |
Production company |
RKO Pictures Lisberger Studios |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates | May 8, 1987 |
Running time | 93 min. |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million[1] |
| Box office | $4,215,849 |
Hot Pursuit is a 1987 adventure/action-comedy film starring John Cusack, Robert Loggia, Jerry Stiller, Ben Stiller, Wendy Gazelle and Keith David.
Plot
High schooler Dan Bartlett (John Cusack) misses the plane he was supposed to be on with his rich girlfriend and her family on the way to a Caribbean vacation during a school break. He flies there alone, and runs into a series of characters and misadventures as he tries to catch up. Ganja-smoking island natives give him a lift in their vehicle but don't quite make it as the family takes off on a chartered yacht. A crusty old sailor with his own reasons takes up the chase with Bartlett on a decrepit sailboat. Bartlett then runs into corrupt cops and winds up in jail. Finally, he catches up to the yacht, only to find the family has been taken hostage by pirates, and he comes to the rescue.
Cast
- John Cusack as Dan Bartlett
- Robert Loggia as 'Mac' MacClaren
- Jerry Stiller as Victor Honeywell
- Wendy Gazelle as Lori Cronenberg
- Monte Markham as Bill Cronenberg
- Shelley Fabares as Buffy Cronenberg
- Ben Stiller as Chris Honeywell
- Dah-ve Chodan as Ginger Cronenberg
- Keith David as Alphonso
- Paul Bates as Cleon
- Ursaline Bryant as Roxanne
- Terence Cooper as Captain Andrew
- Martin LaSalle as Prisoner
Production
Pierre Davis developed the project with Steve Lisberger. David brought it to Tom Mankiewicz who helped produce. RKO were willing to back the film but they only wanted to pay $2.8 million and filmmakers could not get the budget lower than $4 million. Mankiewicz managed to secure the additional funding from Ned Tanen at Paramount in exchange for cable rights.[1]
Anthony Michael Hall was considered for the lead before the filmmakers decided to go with John Cusack.[1]
Scenes
The scenes at Dan's school ("Burnham preparatory school for boys") were filmed at St. Michaels University School in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. A "Victoria Taxi" logo is visible on the cab that Dan takes to the airport.
Rating
The movie was rated PG-13 by the MPAA.
Reception
According to Mankiewicz "everyone came out fine" from the film "especially Cusack and Stiller, who went on to bigger and better things".[2]
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