The Hunter
1980 · Movie · PG · 93 min · ★ 5.9 · 41% critics
A veteran bounty hunter spends his days tracking fugitives across several states while juggling pressure in his personal life. As one dangerous enemy turns the tables and starts hunting him, the job becomes more chaotic, tense, and unpredictable.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-08-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (157 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like old-school crime action with a weathered lead, scattered humor, and chase-heavy momentum, somewhat in the vein of Truck Turner; Not for you if you want a tight, deep, consistently serious thriller.
Pros: rugged lead presence; lively chases; offbeat humor | Cons: episodic story; thin substance; uneven tone
Themes
- bounty hunter
- based on novel or book
- stalker
- ex-cop
- stalking
- gunfight
- los angeles, california
- agent
- action hero
- manhunt
Cast & crew
Steve McQueen
as Ralph "Papa" Thorson
Eli Wallach
as Ritchie Blumenthal
Kathryn Harrold
as Dorothy ("Dotty")
LeVar Burton
as Tommy Price
Ben Johnson
as Sheriff John Strong
Richard Venture
as Pete Spota
Tracey Walter
as Rocco Mason
Thomas Rosales Jr.
as Anthony "Tony" Bernardo
Teddy Wilson
as Winston Blue
Bill Hart
as Security Guard
Directed by Buzz Kulik