The Chase (1994)

Director:

Adam Rifkin

Writer (WGA):

Adam Rifkin (written by)

Release Date:

4 March 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Crime | Thriller | Action | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Getting there is twice the fun.

Plot:

Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Car Chase | Chase | Cigarette Lighter | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Jackson Davis Hammond
Kristy Swanson	...	Natalie Voss
Henry Rollins	...	Officer Dobbs
Josh Mostel	...	Officer Figus
Wayne Grace	...	Chief Boyle
Rocky Carroll	...	Byron Wilder
Miles Dougal	...	Liam Segal
Ray Wise	...	Dalton Voss
Marshall Bell	...	Ari Josephson
Joe Sagal	...	Sergeant Hodges
Claudia Christian	...	Yvonne Voss
Alex Morris	...	Cop #1 (as Alex Allen Morris)
Marco Perella	...	Cop #2
Wirt Cain	...	Bill Cromwell
Bree Walker	...	Wendy Sorenson (as Bree Walker Lampley)

Runtime:

UK:89 min | USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | France:Unrated | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Hardy Toll Road, Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Capitol Films

Trivia:

At the very end (after the credits) Charlie Sheen quotes a scene from Apocalypse Now (1979) (which starred his father, Martin Sheen.)

Goofs:

Continuity: Vomit is visible on the police car windshield before Natalie throws up.

Quotes:

Uncredited Clown: [after ending credits] You smell that? Do you smell that? Nothing else in the world smells like that, son. I love the smell of napalm in the morning! You know, one day we had a hell bomb. And when I walked out, we didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. But that smell, that gasoline smell... the whole hill, it smelled like... victory.

Movie Connections:

References "Sally Jessy Raphael" (1985)

Soundtrack:

TWO BABIES IN THE DARK

Good movie

I don't know why this movie is so underrated. I never hear anything about it, as if it's a bad secret that no one wants to get out. I don't see why. This movie was fun to watch. I know, its kind of simple and not very "edgy" or anything like that, but who cares really. It's still good. Charlie Sheen gave a great performance as Jackson Hammond, an escaped convict who is the cause of the chase. Kirsty Swanson was also very well cast as the spoiled, kidnapped, rich daughter; Natalie Voss. Henry Rollins was also very well cast as the cocky Officer Dobbs, and Josh Mostel was good as Dobbs' partner, Officer Figus. Marshall Bell was actually not the type of person to play Ari Josephson, Hammond's lawyer. But he managed to pull it off well I see. Everyone else was well cast for the most part, no flawed performances to speak of. The story was kind of shallow but still enjoyable. There were twists and turns here and there but it all worked out. The soundtrack was GREAT. The Offspring, NOFX, Rancid, and Bad Religion are some of my favorite bands and I was surprised that their songs were played in this movie. I rate this an 8/10, see this movie, it is somehow very good.