Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981)

Director:

David Hemmings

Writer:

Everett De Roche (written by)

Release Date:

April 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Adventure

Tagline:

Finding it after four decades is quite a challenge . . . but holding onto it is really an adventure! [USA Theatrical]

Plot:

In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from ww-ii...

Plot Keywords:

Wreck | Hunter | Mountain | Inheritance | Agent

Cast

Ken Wahl	...	Barney
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Sally
Donald Pleasence	...	Gilbert Carson
George Peppard	...	Theo Brown
Bruno Lawrence	...	Baker
Grant Tilly	...	Collector
Harry Rutherford-Jones	...	Harry
Robert Bruce	...	The Bartender
Tony Sparks	...	Brown's henchman
Clark Walkington	...	Brown's henchman
Frank Taurua	...	Brown's henchman
Steve Nicolle	...	Brown's henchman
Dick Jones	...	Brown's Henchman
Dennis Hunt	...	Brown's henchman

Also Known As:

Gold Hunt (Philippines: English title)
Race to the Yankee Zephyr (Australia) (working title)
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (USA)

Runtime:

Australia:108 min | USA:91 min

Country:

Australia | New Zealand | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (video premiere) | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

New Zealand

Company:

Drake Films Ltd.

Trivia:

The film is dedicated to John Rillstone, Bill Clarke, Colin Robinson who were killed during the filming of the jet boat sequences.

Goofs:

Continuity: There were apparently two different chopper/tractor hybrids made. The one used for most of filming had exposed drive wheels between the tank-type tread and the hull of the vehicle. However, the vehicle that Brown stops on the road has narrow treads with no inner wheels, and the wheel rims inside of the tread are totally different from those on the vehicle in other scenes. The cockpit plexiglas on the vehicles differs between the scene where Brown stops them and every other scene involving the hybrid vehicle.

Quotes:

Gilbert Carson: Yessir, big bucks. And nobody knows about it, but me.
Barney: Good for you. You know, you're eatin' the cat food.
Gilbert Carson: D'you know how much war medals is worth, to avid collectors?
Barney: Big bucks?
Gilbert Carson: Too darn right! You couldn't find 'em in a fit- cat food?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dead-End Drive In (1986)

I don't like your review

Hey pal. What's with all the negativity? Can't you show a little respect and decency toward all the actors here? You sound like you've got a bone to pick with American-style adventure films. If you have a preference for the original black and whites from the 40's (or any other style of story-telling), then maybe you should insert that into the review instead of just all the little character attacks. It just makes you sound like a damn fool. Besides, even with it being at the "opposite end of the spectrum from Raiders" or whatever, it still counts for something as being a similar-themed type genre adventure for those who enjoy that sort of thing and care less about really good camera shots and dialogue than the whole adventure setting itself. Shallow people? Man, this world is shallow. Welcome to the real world. If you feel too hip for it, I suggest you save your insults for something really worth your time.

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