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The Border (1982) -- A border agent involved in drug smuggling decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.

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Director:
Tony Richardson
Writers:
David Freeman (writer)
Walon Green (writer)
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Release Date:
30 April 1982 (Finland) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
It divided the land. It divided the man.
Plot:
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
I can't afford a f*cking dream house! more

Cast

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Jack Nicholson ... Charlie Smith

Harvey Keitel ... Cat

Valerie Perrine ... Marcy
Warren Oates ... Red
Elpidia Carrillo ... Maria
Shannon Wilcox ... Savannah
Manuel Viescas ... Juan
Jeff Morris ... J.J.
Mike Gomez ... Manuel

Dirk Blocker ... Beef
Lonny Chapman ... Andy
Stacey Pickren ... Hooker

Floyd Levine ... Lou
James Jeter ... Frank

Alan Fudge ... Hawker
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 (re-rating) (1986) | UK:X (original rating) | Canada:18+ (Ontario) | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 (1982) | USA:R | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:12 (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Antigua, Guatemala more

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Trivia:
The intention had been that Robert Blake would star, but his name on the marquee would not, it was thought, generate enough audience interest. more
Quotes:
Charlie Smith: No more, Marcy. No more's no more. No more does not mean more, and more, and more! No more means no more! more
Soundtrack:
Across the Borderline more

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I can't afford a f*cking dream house!, 10 May 2009
7/10
Author: lastliberal from Florida

There are two things about this movie that make it a must-watch: Jack Nicholson in one of his best performances, and the issue of immigration.

Nicholson is a border guard who tries to resist the money available but his crazy wife (Valerie Perrine) just spends, spends, and spends like he was a Rockefeller. He finally joins with his neighbor and partner (Harvey Keitel) and runs some Mexicans across the border.

Charlie (Nicholson) still has some morals and that causes problems for his partner. He is also taken with Maria (Elpidia Carrillo), and that causes problems for their Mexican contact, so he sets him up to control him.

However, he can't control Charlie, and now even the boss (Warren Oates) is mad at him.

Tony Richardson's film has a lot of elements of Sam Peckinpah. Exciting to the end.

Music by the great Ry Cooder.

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