Hot Pursuit (1987 film)

Hot Pursuit is a 1987 American action comedy film directed by Steven Lisberger, written by Lisberger and Steven Carabatsos, and starring John Cusack, Robert Loggia, Wendy Gazelle, and Jerry Stiller.

Hot Pursuit
Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan
Directed bySteven Lisberger
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Steven Lisberger
  • Steven Carabatsos
Story bySteven Lisberger
Starring
Music by
CinematographyFrank Tidy
Edited byMitchell Sinoway
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • May 8, 1987 (1987-05-08)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4 million[1]
Box office$4.2 million[2]

Plot

High school student Dan Bartlett (John Cusack) misses the plane he was supposed to be on with his rich girlfriend and her family on the way to a Caribbean vacation during a school break. He flies there alone, and runs into a series of characters and misadventures as he tries to catch up. Ganja-smoking island natives give him a lift in their vehicle, but they don't quite make it as the family takes off on a chartered yacht. A crusty old sailor (Robert Loggia) with his own reasons takes up the chase with Bartlett on a decrepit sailboat. Bartlett then runs into corrupt cops and winds up in jail. Finally, he catches up to the yacht, only to find that the family has been taken hostage by pirates. He comes to the rescue.

Cast

Production

Pierre David developed the project with Steve Lisberger. David brought it to Tom Mankiewicz, who helped produce. RKO Pictures were willing to back the film but they only wanted to pay $2.8 million and filmmakers could not get the budget lower than $4 million. Mankiewicz managed to secure the additional funding from Ned Tanen at Paramount Pictures in exchange for cable rights.[1]

Anthony Michael Hall was considered for the lead before the filmmakers decided to go with John Cusack.[1]

Filming

The scenes at Dan's school ("Burnham preparatory school for boys") were filmed at St. Michaels University School in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. A "Victoria Taxi" logo is visible on the cab that Dan takes to the airport.

Reception

According to Mankiewicz, "everyone came out fine" from the film "especially Cusack and Ben Stiller, who went on to bigger and better things".[1] The film holds a 44% audience approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

References
  1. Tom Mankiewicz, My Life as a Mankiewicz: An Insider's Journey Through Hollywood (with Robert Crane) University Press of Kentucky 2012 p 284
  2. "Hot Pursuit (1987)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
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