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  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Dan (John Cusack) arrives too late for his girlfriend's family's plane to the Caribbean. He gets the next. Once there, Dan's hot pursuit of his girlfriend includes 3 friendly locals, a dubious yacht skipper, corrupt police, hijacker, pirates etc.

Directed By: Steven Lisberger

Written By: Steven W. Carabatsos, Tom Mankiewicz, Steven Lisberger

  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 1987
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
Hot Pursuit
Metascore Generally unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Dan (John Cusack) arrives too late for his girlfriend's family's plane to the Caribbean. He gets the next. Once there, Dan's hot pursuit of his girlfriend includes 3 friendly locals, a dubious yacht skipper, corrupt police, hijacker, pirates etc.

Directed By: Steven Lisberger

Written By: Steven W. Carabatsos, Tom Mankiewicz, Steven Lisberger

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This is a movie that can`t, or won`t, pay attention to the finer details. The result is that Hot Pursuit never quite catches fire.
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Limping along on a scant plot, HOT PURSUIT succeeds largely because of Cusack's handling of his character. Loggia is always a pleasure to watch, even when his part is as mindless as it is here.
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Romance and comedy are dumped in favor of carnage: a self-sabotaging decision for what might have been a cute, enjoyable movie.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
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While the elements are there, the spirit isn't. The film is too predictable (oops, missed her again) to be exciting, and it's too fond of its pilfered Treasure Island roots to have fun with them.[13 May 1987]
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Hot Pursuit is just what you'd expect from such a stale formula: a misadventure in paradise that makes ''Gilligan's Island'' look like ''The Night of the Iguana.''
By Caryn James FULL REVIEW
25
To call this picture "Hot Pursuit" is false advertising; "Lethargic Pursuit" would be more accurate. [22 May 1987, p.A]
By Gene Siskel FULL REVIEW
25
The plot, a series of missed connections, grows boring. The action scenes have no oomph. And the actors are lost. As the disheveled Dan, Cusack is charming, but he can't make this tired tourist tale go. And he can't fall down a mountain as well as Kathleen Turner. [19 May 1987, p.D5]
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW

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Production Company RKO Radio Pictures, Interaccess Film Distribution
Release Date May 8, 1987
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline She promised him ten days together in paradise. He never dreamed how far he'd have to go.
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