The Last Chase (1981)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Martyn Burke

Writers:

C.R. O'Christopher (story)
C.R. O'Christopher (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

April 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A phantom jet must catch and destroy the last car left on earth.

Plot:

In a future United States, the only transport available to an individual is public transportation. Predicated...

Plot Keywords:

Race Car | Government | Computer | Chase | Post Apocalyptic

Cast

Lee Majors	...	Franklyn Hart
Burgess Meredith	...	Captain J.G. Williams
Chris Makepeace	...	Ring
Alexandra Stewart	...	Eudora
Diane D'Aquila	...	Santana
George Touliatos	...	Hawkins
Harvey Atkin	...	Jud
Ben Gordon	...	Morely
Hugh Webster	...	Fetch
Deborah Burgess	...	Miss Rawlston
Trudy Young	...	Mrs. Hart
Moses Znaimer	...	Reporter
Doug Lennox	...	Captain
Paul Amato	...	Soldier at Roadblock
Warren Van Evera	...	New York Cop (as Warren Van Evra)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-16 | USA:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Caledon, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Argosy Films

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: While Capt. J.G. Williams flies his kite on the rooftop traffic noise is heard quite clearly in a world with no cars.

The Oil Runs Out, So The 6 Million Dollar Man Heads West

OK, I'll be the first to admit that this film is nothing special in the grand scheme of millions of movies ever made. However, did you ever see a movie that was barely OK production & acting wise but held your interest? That movie is "The Last Chase." Sometimes you don't want a movie to be technically correct with perfect continuity and a flawless believable story line. This again is "The Last Chase". Sometimes you see a movie at a certain point in your past and watching it again brings back great memories from that time in your life. The Last Chase has characters that you can identify with. Lee Majors plays Franklin Hart an ex-race car driver living in a futuristic Boston who is tired of the laws of an America without oil. Chris Makepeace (Meatballs) plays a brainy student who tags along and gives Lee someone to talk to in the film. Longing for the days when America has gasoline and he could race his car and be a recognized sports figure Frank sees an illegal television broadcast from California (A Free State) and decides that Boston is no longer the place he wants to be. Set in the United States and filmed in Canada, the Last Chase is a fun albeit silly romp that converts an interesting story to film. If it's listed, record it. This one's very tough to find in any format. Made by Crown International Pictures Canada, I'd plead for the DVD, but that request would fall on deaf ears as almost no one would ever remember this one. But I liked it. The Gil Melle score is terrific!