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| Peter O'Toole | ... | Eli Cross | |
| Steve Railsback | ... | Cameron | |
| Barbara Hershey | ... | Nina Franklin | |
| Allen Garfield | ... | Sam (as Allen Goorwitz) | |
| Alex Rocco | ... | Police Chief Jake | |
| Sharon Farrell | ... | Denise | |
| Adam Roarke | ... | Raymond Bailey | |
| Philip Bruns | ... | Ace | |
| Charles Bail | ... | Chuck Barton | |
| John Garwood | ... | Gabe | |
| Jim Hess | ... | Henry | |
| John Pearce | ... | Garage Guard | |
| Michael Railsback | ... | Burt | |
| George Wallace | ... | Nina's Father | |
| Dee Carroll | ... | Nina's Mother | |
| Leslie Winograde | ... | Nina's Sister | |
| Don Kennedy | ... | Lineman | |
| Whitey Hughes | ... | Eli's Assistant Director | |
| Walter Robles | ... | Eli's Assistant Director | |
| A.J. Bakunas | ... | Eli's Script Clerk | |
| Roberto Caruso | ... | Cop #1 | |
| Frank Avila | ... | Cop #2 | |
| Stafford Morgan | ... | FBI Agent Thompson | |
| John Alderman | ... | Carlbinarri | |
| Jack Palinkas | ... | Technician | |
| Cecil Brittain | ... | Technician #2 | |
| Garrett McPherson | ... | Tourist | |
| Nelson Tyler | ... | Elk's Crane Cameraman | |
| Louis Gartner | ... | Brothel Man #1 | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| William Joseph Arno | ... | (uncredited) | |
| James Avery | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Frank Beetson | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Gregg Berger | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Deanna Dae Coleman | ... | Stunt Crew (uncredited) | |
| Larry Dunn | ... | Stunt Crew (uncredited) | |
| Patricia McPherson | ... | Pretty Woman (uncredited) | |
| Ross Reynolds | ... | Helicopter Pilot (uncredited) | |
| Gordon Ross | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Marion Wayne | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Leigh Webb | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Richard Rush | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Lawrence B. Marcus | (screenplay) | |
| Richard Rush | (adaptation) | |
| Paul Brodeur | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Paul Lewis | .... | associate producer | |
| Richard Rush | .... | producer | |
| Melvin Simon | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Dominic Frontiere | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Mario Tosi | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Caroline Biggerstaff | |||
| Jack Hofstra | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| James L. Schoppe | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Richard Spero | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Rosanna Norton | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Richard Blair | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Richard H. Prince | .... | dga trainee | |
Art Department | |||
| Gary Fettis | .... | assistant property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Michael Minkler | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Lee Strosnider | .... | sound mixer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| David Domeyer | .... | special effects | |
| Mike Edmonson | .... | special effects foreman | |
Stunts | |||
| Phil Adams | .... | stunts | |
| A.J. Bakunas | .... | stunts | |
| Gregory J. Barnett | .... | stunts | |
| Gary Baxley | .... | stunts | |
| Wayne Berg | .... | stunt pilot | |
| Norman Blankenship | .... | stunts (as Norm Blankenship) | |
| Hank Calia | .... | stunts | |
| Deanna Dae Coleman | .... | stunts | |
| Erik Cord | .... | stunts | |
| Ted Duncan | .... | stunts | |
| Larry Dunn | .... | stunts | |
| Kenny Endoso | .... | stunts | |
| Whitey Hughes | .... | stunts | |
| Gray Johnson | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Gray Johnson | .... | stunts | |
| Mike Johnson | .... | stunts | |
| Al Jones | .... | stunts (as Alton Leo Jones) | |
| John Kazian | .... | wing walker | |
| Tom Morga | .... | stunts | |
| Regis Parton | .... | stunts | |
| Don Pulford | .... | stunts | |
| Walter Robles | .... | stunts | |
| Dick Warlock | .... | stunts | |
| James Winburn | .... | stunts | |
| Charles Bail | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Ross Reynolds | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Dolly Gordon | .... | assistant editor | |
| Robert Leader | .... | editorial coordinator | |
Music Department | |||
| Dan Wallin | .... | score mixer | |
Other crew | |||
| James S. Appleby | .... | head pilot: WWI-planes (as Jim Appleby) | |
| Dan Perri | .... | title designer: main titles | |
| Ross Reynolds | .... | helicopter pilot | |
| Alicia Rivera Frankl | .... | production executive (as Alicia Alon) | |
| Dean Westgaard | .... | parachutist | |
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One of my favorite movies of all time. Must admit that I'm a bit biased since Peter O'Toole's one of my favorite actors of all time. This movie has NEVER gotten the attention that it deserves. Maybe that's, in part, due to the difficulties involved in categorizing it. I don't even know in which section of the video store I'd start looking.
Peter O'Toole is so swell in it. I love that enigmatic character, movie director Eli Cross! Like the movie (and O'Toole, for that matter), he's so hard to cubbyhole. You like him, but you don't trust him. Like Cameron/Lucky (Steve Railsback's escaped convict character) does, you NEED to know exactly where his motives lie ... all in good time. You know Cross'll do whatever's necessary to get "the shot", but he's still got a conscience ... right? Would Cameron have been better off (read safer) just staying in jail ... hmmm?
All the action in the film circles around this question and while the viewer (and Cameron) decide what to make of Eli, it's a fun trip through the world of filmmaking (how realistic a trip, I've no idea). Great performances by O'Toole and Railsback, along with Barbara Hershey, Allen Garfield, Alex Rocco and Sharon Ferrell add so much to the suspense.
See this movie. You can feel how much fun it was for the cast to make. Look at Eli's devilish grin as he tries to soothe Lucky's worries. Try to imagine how many other movies have you sympathizing for an escaped convict. And don't worry if you don't know what to make of mad genius filmmaker Eli Cross because nobody else does either, and if they do, they ain't talkin' ... that might spoil the movie!