Stick (1985)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Burt Reynolds

Writers:

Elmore Leonard (novel)
Elmore Leonard (writer) ...

Release Date:

26 April 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Crime

Tagline:

It's his last chance. And he's going to fight for it.

Plot:

Ernest (Stick) Stickley returns from prison, and very soon he gets involved with his old friend in a drug-running deal that goes sour...

Plot Keywords:

Daughter | Gangster | Betrayal | Scorpion | Ex Convict

Cast

Burt Reynolds	...	Ernest 'Stick' Stickley
Candice Bergen	...	Kyle McClaren
George Segal	...	Barry Braham
Charles Durning	...	Chucky
Castulo Guerra	...	Nestor
José Pérez	...	Rainy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Cadiente	...	Nestor's Hood
Gary Cervantes	...	Nestor's Hood (as Carlos Cervantes)
Richard L. Duran	...	Nestor's Hood
Tricia Leigh Fisher	...	Katie
Leonard P. Geer	...	Old Man (as Lenny Geer)
Jorge Gil	...	Chucky's Hood
Laurah Guillén	...	Girl in Restaurant
Lamar Jackson	...	Edgar
Richard Lawson	...	Cornell
Monica Lewis	...	Female Vocalist
Deanna Lund	...	Diane
Ignacio Menocal	...	Nestor's Hood
Jesus Menocal	...	Nestor's Hood
Phanie Napoli	...	The maid
Sachi Parker	...	Bobbi
Dar Robinson	...	Moke
Alex Rocco	...	Firestone
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Nestor's Hood
Bert Rosario	...	Bodega Owner
Tim Rossovich	...	Cecil

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1985) | UK:18 (cut) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Quotes:

Barry Braham: Be it ever so humble, there's no place like a three-and-a-half million dollar home!

Movie Connections:

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Soundtrack:

I Don't Think I'm Ready for You

Whadya lookin' at, Mookie?

I agree with Chuck O'Leary from Pittsburg. I loved this movie. In fact, in the mid-80's it was one of the first VHS tape productions that made my sorry old Samsung (1973) look good! I ran the sound in "hi-fi stereo" through my stereo rig and this was my first home theater (don't laugh!). Anyway, the story is good and if you like Burt, well, you have to see the movie. Unfortunately, no DVD out yet, nor any great demand. But, hey, if Green Ice can be released on DVD, can Stick be far behind?

Things to look for on the (eventual) DVD . . . the many fine Florida sunsets. There's lots of "perfect lighting" in this movie, with both exterior and interior shots. The bad guys are sufficiently deserving of your verbal lashing. Finally the soundtrack is very mood inducing but not ornate. Think Miami Vice meets Live or Die in LA. I'd give the movie as a whole, 7 out of 10 stars, especially considering its age.

Oh one last thing, very important. Hit the mute button when Candice Bergman starts to sing. Life's too short. . . .