Summary
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+8)
Critics 43Audiences 51GoodWatch 48
Box office
31%of its budget back
- Budget
- $26 M
- Worldwide
- $8 M
Worldwide it made back $8 M of the $26 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −14 min on the typical 103
typical 10389Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1994
March 4, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
AdventureComedyActionCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
United Kingdom
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19
Charlie SheenJackson Hammond
Kristy SwansonNatalie Voss
Henry RollinsOfficer Dobbs (lead chase car driver)
Rocky CarrollByron Wilder (Channel 8 traffic reporter)
Ray WiseDalton Voss
Cary ElwesSteve Horsegroovy
FleaDale
Anthony KiedisWill
Marshall BellAri Josephson
Ron JeremyChannel 3 Cameraman
Claudia ChristianYvonne Voss
Wayne GraceChief Boyle
Joey SagalSergeant Hodges
Josh MostelOfficer Figus
Marco PerellaCop 2
Alex MorrisCop 1- MDMiles DougalLiam Segal
- WCWirt CainBill Cromwell
Bree WalkerWendy Sorenson
Directing · 3
- Adam Rifkin Director, Screenplay
- Donald Sparks Second Assistant Director
- Laura Groppe First Assistant Director
Production · 6
- Charlie Sheen Executive Producer
- Eduard Sarlui Executive Producer
- Cassian Elwes Producer
- Brad Wyman Producer
- Jakki Fink Casting
- Elliot Lewis Rosenblatt Co-Producer
Camera · 3
- Alan Jones Director of Photography
- James Devis Second Unit Director of Photography
- Lesa Ann Pedriana Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Peter Schink Editor
Sound · 1
- Richard Gibbs Original Music Composer
Art · 4
- Sherman Williams Production Design
- Jack Cloud Art Direction
- Mitchell S. Drain Title Designer
- Wenden K. Baldwin Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- David LeRoy Anderson Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
- Vivian Baker Key Makeup Artist, Key Hair Stylist
- Yvette Correa Costume Designer
- Patricia Gundlach Hairstylist
- Stephanie A. Fowler Key Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- William Mesa Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Bob Good Gaffer
Other crew · 30
- Buddy Joe Hooker Stunt Coordinator
- Eddie Braun Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- John Cenatiempo Stunts
- Jack Verbois Stunts
- Chuck Zito Stunts
- Jeff Brockton Stunts
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