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Title:Movie Reviews and Discussion
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Created:Thu Jan 28 1993
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
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592.0. "The Chase" by 42443::NICKOLLSM (Deanna Troi rules my mind!) Wed Jul 13 1994 12:28

Has anyone seen this film? can anyone tell me what it's like? from the 
adverts it doesn't look like a very spectacular film?

It's just arrived here in the UK and I'm planning to see it with my 
boyfriend at the weekend. (He's a Charlie Sheen fan!?!)

Thanks,
Marina.

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592.1OOTOOL::CHELSEAMostly harmless.Wed Jul 13 1994 15:382
    I haven't seen it (though I'll try it on video 'cause I'm a fan of
    Kristy Swanson).  It faded fast in the US.
592.212138::WEISSMANWed Jul 13 1994 15:465
I ended up seeing it a few months ago when the picture that I went to see was
sold out.  Not a great picture - but I found it reasonably entertaining.  I
wasn't expecting too much and found myself pleasantly surprised.  Not as good a
picture as "Speed" overall but I found the relationship and interaction between
the two leads a lot better in this one.
592.342371::HANDLEYIEnlighten Me!Wed Jul 13 1994 16:218
    
    I'd like to see this at some point, because I'm intruiged to know how
    the two manage to 'get it on' in the car while it's still travelling at
    about 90 miles an hour.
    
    
    
    Ian
592.4re-make@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@36680::RAGUCCIWed Jul 13 1994 19:127
    
    as far as I remember The Chase is a remake of the 1960's with Robert
    Redford, Marlon Brando, Angie Dickinson film...am I wrong?
    
    Who did the 1990's???????
    
    	Bob
592.5UHUH::MARISONScott MarisonWed Jul 13 1994 19:2411
>    as far as I remember The Chase is a remake of the 1960's with Robert
>    Redford, Marlon Brando, Angie Dickinson film...am I wrong?

You mean Steve McQueen and Alie(sp?) McGraw???

Was that one called _The_Chase_ as well?

This one stars Kim Barfinger (barf for her acting, not looks...)
and Alec Baldwin...

/scott
592.6OOTOOL::CHELSEAMostly harmless.Wed Jul 13 1994 21:327
    Re: .5
    
    You're thinking of _The Getaway_.
    
    _The Chase_ stars Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson.  I have no clear
    idea what it's about, other than racing down the highway at high
    speeds, usually with wailing police cars in pursuit.
592.7getaway+++++++++++36680::RAGUCCIThu Jul 14 1994 19:146
    
    No, The Getaway was that with McQueen, The Chase is with Brando...
    
    I hope.
    
    Bob
592.8IT WAS VERY44038::CREIDMon Jul 18 1994 10:247
    
    
                      
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592.9Good, but no classic8269::CAMERON_SMon Aug 08 1994 23:354
    I just rented this movie and was pleasantly suprised.  I admit though
    that I was suprised only because I thought it would be boring.  It was
    not a great movie, but was enternaining and well worth watching. Just
    don't expect a classic and you might enjoy it.
592.10At least it wasn't a white Ford Bronco58633::TRP109::Chrisit has no face, no personalityFri Aug 12 1994 13:116
I rented this last night.... it was about what I expected (mild amusement). 
I thought the cameos by the guys from the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Anthony and 
Flea) were quite funny.  That Flea is becoming quite the thespian - wasn't 
he in "My Own Private Idaho" as well??

Chris
592.11OOTOOL::CHELSEAMostly harmless.Fri Aug 12 1994 15:071
    Not to mention one of the "Back to the Future" movies.
592.12OOTOOL::CHELSEAMostly harmless.Mon Aug 15 1994 18:0913
    Well, I finally rented this, and it makes a decent rental movie.  There
    are two gross developments kind of early on in the chase, which I
    didn't care for at all.  Other than that, it was fairly amusing.  The
    commentary on the media was fun; the chase itself wasn't enough to
    sustain an entire movie.
    
    During the credits, I noticed that Cary Elwes had a small part as one
    of the news announcers.  This surprised me, since I didn't think he'd
    have to stoop to such a small part.  Only it turns out that one of the
    producers was a Cassian Elwes.  (And Charlie Sheen was the executive
    producer; perhaps he's taking a Michael Douglas approach to the movie
    business.)  The previous night I had rented _Hot Shots!_ -- which stars
    Sheen and Elwes and costars Swanson.  Kind of a mini-reunion.
592.137892::BUSY::SLABOUNTYI'm just a little crazy.Mon Aug 15 1994 20:086
    
    	Kristi Swanson was in "Hot Shots"?
    
    	Why don't I remember that?
    
    							GTI
592.148269::CAMERON_STue Aug 16 1994 07:172
    reply .13
    Was she.
592.15Red HOts8269::CAMERON_STue Aug 16 1994 07:205
    Reply .10
    Flea was also in Son In Law with Pauley Shore, and one other movie I
    can't remember, I think.  Anthony was also in Point Break. He gets shot
    in the foot.
    
592.16OOTOOL::CHELSEAMostly harmless.Tue Aug 16 1994 14:257
    Re: .13, .14
    
    It was a very small part; I only noticed because I recognized her name
    in the opening credits.
    
    She was the pilot Kowalski.  In the barracks scene, she's the blonde in
    the bra.  It's hard to pick her out of the crowd most of the time.