Running Scared (1980 film)
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Directed by | Paul Glickler |
Written by | David Odell |
Based on | A story by Paul Glickler |
Produced by | Paul Glickler |
Starring | Ken Wahl Judge Reinhold Annie McEnroe John Saxon Bradford Dillman Pat Hingle Lonny Chapman |
Cinematography | Willy Kurant Nathaniel Dorsky |
Edited by | Robert Q. Lovett |
Music by | Roger Kellaway |
Distributed by | Thorn EMI(UK) Goodtimes Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Running Scared is a 1980 action/adventure film directed by Paul Glickler, starring Ken Wahl and introducing Annie McEnroe and Judge Reinhold.[1]
Plot
The film takes place in April 1961, prior to the proposed
The anti-Castrists know the plane was heading to Florida and now think that LeRoy and Chaz are spies sent to give away the secret of the island base and presumed invasion. Saxon and Dillman assemble a large number of armed men and proceed to search for and locate LeRoy and Chaz throughout the
Afterward, they go to a diner where the latest music
The next morning Chaz is searching for LeRoy when a fancy convertible driven by an attractive, rich young woman named Sallie Mae stops to give him a lift. She at first refuses to take Chaz to LeRoy's parents' house, and he threatens to cut up her car seats with a razor blade if she abandons him on the road. Sallie Mae consents to take Chaz to LeRoy's parents' house deep in the Everglades swamp, where her car breaks down in the driveway. LeRoy, Chaz and Sallie Mae are reunited. It is revealed that LeRoy's father "Pa" Beecher (Lonny Chapman) runs an illegal moonshine operation. The Beechers, Pa and Ma, have been out shopping and return to encounter Chaz and Sallie Mae who helps Ma Beecher with the groceries. Pa Beecher's temper hits the roof when he sees Sallie Mae's broken down convertible in the driveway, as it easily gives away the location of his home and that he's running an illegal liquor operation. The soldiers track Chaz and LeRoy to LeRoys' parents' home after spotting Sallie Mae's car.
A shootout occurs at the Beecher home. Pa Beecher is angry that his moonshine secret is out, and curses his son LeRoy. LeRoy, along with Chaz and Sallie Mae, steal one of Mister Beecher's airboats and an exciting long chase continues through the swamp. Chaz later returns to his own father's (
Notes
This film is known under several titles for home media, cable TV and foreign market, including Desperate Men, Back in the USA, Auf Teufel Komm Raus (German), Panische Flucht (German). Once readily available on cable and videotape, it can be streamed for a fee on Youtube and Amazon.
Lonny Chapman who plays Pa Beecher was a cast member of a 1961-62 tv show The Everglades which starred Ron Hayes and featured the use of airboats.
Home media
The film was released on DVD (and later on Blu-Ray) on September 26, 2017 from CodeRed video.[2] Paul Glickler provides an audio-commentary throughout.[3]
Cast
- Judge Reinhold as LeRoy Beecher
- Ken Wahl as Chaz McClain
- Annie McEnroe as Sally Mae Giddens
- Bradford Dillman as Arthur Jaeger
- John Saxon as Captain Munoz
- Pat Hingle as Sergeant McClain
- Lonny Chapman as Pa Beecher (*billed as Lonnie Chapman)
- Tom McFadden as Colonel Williams
- Tim Brantly as Kid in Jalopy
- Mary Lawson as Ponytail
- Lisa Felcoski as Sandy
- Francine Joyce as Robin Winston
- Malcolm Jones as Storekeeper
- Tom Tully as Pilot of C-47
- Roger Pretto as Commando Lieutenant
External links
- Running Scared at IMDb
- Running Scared at Rotten Tomatoes
- Running Scared; kinotv.com
- EVERGLADES (1961) starring Ron Hayes
- opening sequences "Everglades" w/Ron Hayes