Tightrope

Name: Tightrope
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: August 17, 1984
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Alison Eastwood, Clint Eastwood, Dan Hedaya, Geneviève Bujold, Jamie Rose

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 17, 1984 | TV-14

Starring: Alison Eastwood, Clint Eastwood, Dan Hedaya, Geneviève Bujold, Jamie Rose, Jenny Beck, Marco St. John, Randi Brooks, Rebecca Perle, Regina Richardson

Summary: New Orleans single dad and cop Wes Block goes after a serial rapist-killer but when he gets too close to the target the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.

Director: Richard Tuggle

Genre(s): Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 114 min

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Roger Ebert

Apart from the other good things in Tightrope, I admire it for taking chances; Clint Eastwood can get rich making Dirty Harry movies, but he continues to change and experiment, and that makes him the most interesting of the box-office megastars. Read full review

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A film about desire and its control is hardly what one might expect, but then Eastwood has always been Hollywood's most experimental star. And he's still one of the best. Read full review

Janet Maslin

A suspenseful, involving detective drama with one of the screen's most durable tough-guy heroes, doing what he does best and still managing to show something new. Read full review

Jay Scott

There are two ways to look at Tightrope: as a Clint Eastwood Hollywood vehicle, or as a world-class movie that deserves to be judged with the best. By the first standard, Tightrope is an exceptionally realized thriller; by the second, it is an interesting failure, a movie that loses its nerve and resolves its contradictions in the slam-bang heroics of formula moviemaking. [18 Aug 1984]

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Bruce Surtees' dark, moody cinematography is typically masterful, but its translation to video leaves some scenes a bit murky. Read full review

Bill Cosford

It is not in most respects more than an ordinary thriller, however; were it not an Eastwood picture, it would be instantly forgettable. [17 Aug 1984, p.D1]

Pauline Kael

Tuggle keeps whomping us on the skull with good-evil symbolism, but the movie has no more depth than the usual exploitation film in which pretty girls are knocked off.

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r96sk

Jan 31, 2022

How is this not super entertaining?

'Tightrope' should have all the ingredients to make the viewer be on the edge of their seat, and yet I really didn't care much for it. Clint Eastwood, who apparently took over unofficially as director from Richard Tuggle during filming, gives a solidHow is this not super entertaining?

'Tightrope' should have all the ingredients to make the viewer be on the edge of their seat, and yet I really didn't care much for it. Clint Eastwood, who apparently took over unofficially as director from Richard Tuggle during filming, gives a solid performance and the bond with his character's children is cute.

However, the story just didn't do anything for me. It's not particularly unnerving, despite a dark on paper story, and it's rather predictable - the villain... well, the villain I've already forgotten about and I only finished watching about an hour ago.

Not terrible, but not good.… Expand

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Steven1981

Mar 20, 2020

Clint Eastwood stars in this drama kind of mystery type thriller from 1984 alongside Dan Hedaya. It says on Google on IMDB that Tightrope is about a serial rapist killer but I saw no evidence to suggest he actually raped any of the women he slayed or maybe I missed that part however I'veClint Eastwood stars in this drama kind of mystery type thriller from 1984 alongside Dan Hedaya. It says on Google on IMDB that Tightrope is about a serial rapist killer but I saw no evidence to suggest he actually raped any of the women he slayed or maybe I missed that part however I've seen this movie many times and nothing suggests to me they were raped. However Clint Eastwood is a father to two adorable blonde girls, one looks about 4-5 years old (Jenny Beck) and some annoying woman who does yoga classes or something stupid or self defense classes regarding strangers joins Clint Eastwood, they even have dinner together. The lady in question is Genevieve Bujold but whatever her role was is irrelevant and I'm probably wrong about the yoga but she does do some exercises in the movie along with Eastwood who's lifting weights or something. After the killer kills each woman Eastwood see's each gruesome crimescene including a woman in a pool or jacuzzi which is bloody. At the end of the movie the killer targets Eastwood's home and leaves a few surprises and even tries to strangle Genevieve Bujold but sadly fails because I don't think she fits in well to the movie at all. Her character was totally unnecessary for me. At the end Clint Eastwood gives a on foot chase and the killer dies on a traintrack or something. And there's this sexy blonde chick who gets killed by the killer who sucks on lollipops and has ribbons lol. Overall a silly film which isn't very entertaining and even the suspense doesn't really save it and Eastwood gives a good performance but is neutralised because of Genevieve Bujold's horrible character in the movie. The story and the gore could of been so much more violent, gruesome and entertaining and a few characters are annoying so should of been removed so overall a disappointing movie and horrible directing but not the worst movie ever made.… Expand

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