- Actors: Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley, Clancy Brown, Richard Masur
- Directors: Roger Spottiswoode
- Writers: Daniel Petrie Jr., Harv Zimmel, Michael Burton
- Producers: Daniel Petrie Jr., Fredda Weiss, Philip Rogers, Ron Silverman
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Cinema Club
- VHS Release Date: 7 Oct 2002
- Run Time: 110 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CIO1
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,269 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Deadly Pursuit is the polished chase thriller which marked Sidney Poitier's return to the big screen 11 years after A Piece of the Action (1977). Poitier, already 61 but not looking a day over 45, is an FBI agent hunting a killer who takes mountain guide Tom Berenger's girlfriend hostage and heads into the wilds of Washington State. Inevitably Poitier and Berenger reluctantly join forces, going through the usual mismatched buddy arguments with commendably straight faces and lending a quality of acting which elevates the movie above its routine screenplay. The girlfriend meanwhile is Kirstie Alley in one of her first major feature roles, providing little more than eye candy and enduring her ordeal with hardly a beautifully flowing tress out of place.
Director Roger Spottiswoode maintains the suspense well and mounts the action set-pieces with a taut, lean style, though the film lacks the sharp edge of his Under Fire (1983) or the sheer scale of his Bond outing, Tomorrow Never Dies (1997). One major asset is Michael Chapman's gorgeous mountains-and-rivers cinematography, actually filmed in British Columbia. Without the star cast and strong production values Deadly Pursuit could be any of a thousand straight-to-video action flicks, but as it stands is a superior formula adventure. The film was also released with the title Shoot to Kill.
On the DVD: Deadly Pursuit comes to disc with no extras bar numerous subtitle options and a choice of a Spanish dubbed version. The original Dolby SR soundtrack has been given a Dolby Digital 5.1 remix and is effectively atmospheric, clean and clear, if lacking the firepower of a more recent equivalent. The anamorphically enhanced picture is a little soft in places and somewhat grainy, but otherwise good. The film was presented theatrically at 2.35:1 and has been reformated for DVD at 1.78:1. As the movie was shot in Super-35, a format designed to allow widescreen theatrical films to be more easily recomposed for television and video, the result here is visually quite different to the cinema original, with some shots losing information to the sides while others gain additional material at the top and bottom of the frame. Mostly the compositions look fine, as if the film had been shot at 1.85:1, though the mountain landscapes inevitably lack the sheer visual sweep and majesty of the big screen original version.--Gary S Dalkin
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I thought that the story was entertaining, with sidney stealing the show. a great movie that doesn't offend with foul language and nudity.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Untill getting the DVD, I only had this great film, on VHS.So glad Amazon had this.
If you haven't seen the film, you got to see this....keeps you guessing just who the killer is.
If you haven't seen the film, you got to see this....keeps you guessing just who the killer is.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Deadly pursuit is a very good adventure/thriller film. It's about an FBI agent(Sidney Poitier) pursuing a very dangerous criminal and enlisting the help of an expert outdoor man (Tom Berenger). There's some very good and original scenes as they desperately try to reach the criminal and save his hostage(Kirstie Alley) but unfortunately also the odd cop film cliche(car chase, shoot out). A very good film that doesn't quite reach classic status.
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Still grips after all these years!
I saw this on late night telly yonks ago and when I noticed it was reasonably priced on Amazon, just had to buy it to see it at 'my pace' as opposed to sitting up until the early... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Johan Wood
Solid late 80s actioner.
There were a host of film's in the 1980s that were once viewed and quickly forgotten. Yet years down the line, and although still quintessentially 1980s, are rather quite... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Spike Owen
Pack it in Sidney
Poor old Sidney---he obviously took the money & crucified his art.
His co-star ( small s )was worse playing / acting ? Read more
His co-star ( small s )was worse playing / acting ? Read more
Published 18 months ago by Bombalone
Deadly Pursuit
Underrated movie! Good actors and brilliant views and sights. As well as a thrilling cat and mouse game! Thumbs up Worth to buy it!
Published 20 months ago by timeca
Gritty drama
One of my all-time favourites, a gritty chase movie, superbly acted, great special effects, the sudden eruption of violence still shocks at each viewing.
Published on 6 Dec 2009 by James Mcdougall
IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE.
deadly pursuit belongs amongst the top rated thrillers out there ,its an action packed chase through the mountains the cast and scenery is first rate . Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2009 by BUBS.
Deadly Pursuit
FBI agent played brilliantly by Sidney Poitier is on the trail of a cunning murderer who has vanished into a mountainous wilderness area. Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2009 by Mrs. A. Jude
Underrated gem...
If you love thrillers set in breathtaking nature, then search this out. Tom, Kirstie and Sidney are extremely believable and I only wish writers and directors learnt more from... Read more
Published on 2 April 2009 by Mr. M. Ogborn
Gripping adventure/thriller based in a variety of terrains
A top cast make this compelling thriller an excellent purchase. Poitier and Beringer trail a murderer across mountains, through forest and into the city where their roles of leader... Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2001
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