Hot Pursuit
1987 · Movie · PG-13 · 93 min · ★ 5.7 · 34% critics
After missing a flight to a Caribbean vacation with his girlfriend’s family, a determined student heads there alone and gets pulled into one mishap after another. What starts as a simple reunion turns into a fast-moving string of odd encounters, travel chaos, and comic trouble.
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-05-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 34/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (96 votes)
About
You might enjoy this if you like light 1980s chase comedies with tropical adventure and constant mishaps, a bit like The Secret of My Success; Not for you if you want big laughs or a tightly focused story.
Pros: lively lead performance; breezy island adventure; colorful supporting characters | Cons: uneven comedy; predictable story beats; messy tonal shifts
Themes
- rescue
- smuggling (contraband)
- chase
- boat
- girlfriend
Cast & crew
John Cusack
as Dan Bartlett
Robert Loggia
as 'Mac' MacClaren
Jerry Stiller
as Victor Honeywell
Wendy Gazelle
as Lori Cronenberg
Monte Markham
as Bill Cronenberg
Shelley Fabares
as Buffy Cronenberg
Paul Bates
as Cleon
Keith David
as Alphonso
Martin LaSalle
as Prisoner
Ben Stiller
as Chris Honeywell
Directed by Steven Lisberger