Hot Pursuit (1987)

Name: Hot Pursuit
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987-05-08
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: John Cusack, Robert Loggia, Jerry Stiller, Wendy Gazelle, Monte Markham

Hot Pursuit (1987), directed by Steven Lisberger, starring John Cusack and Robert Loggia.

05/08/1987 BR Comedy 1h 33m

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She promised him ten days together in paradise. He never dreamed how far he'd have to go.

Synopsis

High school student Dan Bartlett 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.

Frank TidyCinematography
Steven LisbergerDirector, Story
Mitchell SinowayEditing
Pierre DavidProducer

About the 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, Jerry Stiller and Ben Stiller (in his film debut).

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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 Dan 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.

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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.

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

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". On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 0% based on reviews from 5 critics.

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Trivia

It cost US$ 4.0 million and grossed US$ 4.2 million in theaters — 1.1 times its budget.
It premiered on May 8, 1987, a Friday.
It runs 1h33 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 14 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosParamount Pictures, RKO Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
BudgetUS$ 4,000,000
Box officeUS$ 4,215,859
StatusReleased

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Filming locations

British Columbia

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Caribbean

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Crew

Frank Tidy Cinematography
Steven Lisberger Director
Mitchell Sinoway Editing
Pierre David Producer
Theodore R. Parvin Producer
Joseph Conlan Original music
Steve Schaeffer Original music
Tom Scott Original music
Steven Lisberger Story
Steven W. Carabatsos Screenplay

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What is Hot Pursuit about?

Hot Pursuit: High school student Dan Bartlett 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.

Who directed Hot Pursuit?

Hot Pursuit was directed by Steven Lisberger in 1987.

Who stars in Hot Pursuit?

The cast of Hot Pursuit includes John Cusack, Robert Loggia, Jerry Stiller, Wendy Gazelle and Monte Markham.

How long is Hot Pursuit?

Hot Pursuit runs for 93 minutes, or 1h33.

How much did Hot Pursuit cost and how much did it make?

Hot Pursuit had a budget of US$ 4,000,000 and took US$ 4,215,859 at the box office — 1.1 times its cost.