Hot Pursuit

PG-13

Released May 8, 1987

1 hr. 32 min.

Comedy

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A pirate (Robert Loggia) shanghais a teenager (John Cusack) who missed the plane to join his girlfriend (Wendy Gazelle) on an island.

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This never really obtained the level of comedy that it was hoping for, but there were a few moments that made me chuckle. Overall it is fairly forgettable though. I am a fan of John Cusack, but this is not one of his best movies.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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5/22/2016: Not a great movie, but still entertaining.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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very watchable and entertaining.anything but a sleeper-good pace and no boring segments.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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I remember expecting this film to be like "Better Off Dead" or "One Crazy Summer" and being disappointed. This time around I knew it wasn't a wacky Savage Steve Holland picture and that it was a more straight type of comedy. John Cusack plays a college student who misses out on a dream vacation with his cute girlfriend's rich family because of bad grades, but when he ends up being able to go, he spends the rest of the film tying to catch up to them in what's essentially a road movie set in the Caribbean. Cusack scored a class with the road movie "The Sure Thing," but this film is not funny, exciting or interesting. It does feature a good cast that includes the always great Robert Loggia as a crusty sea captain. There's also Jerry Stiller and Ben Stiller, and Keith David playing a ganja smoking Jamaican (which made me think of Robert Townsend's "Hollywood Shuffle" and the types of role black actors are forced to play if they want to work). Monte Markham and Shelley Fabares (who the 1960s version I have a big crush on) also appear in the film as the rich parents.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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This COULDA BEEN a five star movie, but the story got really stupid towards the middle! ð???

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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John Cusak 1987, shirtless. Wet as usual. A few laughs.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Steven Lisberger

Director

John Cusack

Dan Bartlett

Robert Loggia

`'Mac'` MacClaren

Wendy Gazelle

Lori Cronenberg

Jerry Stiller

Victor Honeywell

Monte Markham

Bill Cronenberg

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Hot Pursuit fares much, much better in its first half than in its second...

Rated: 2/4

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Tracy Moore

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Cheesy '80s teen comedy has profanity, sex.

Rated: 2/5

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Frank Swietek

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Rated: 2/5

Jul 22, 2004

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Nicolas Lacroix

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Rated: 2/5

Mar 20, 2004

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Terri Clark

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Riddled with clichs, overdone plot devices, weak character motivations, flimsy characters and stilted, corny dialogue.

Rated: 56/100

May 22, 2002

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Synopsis

A pirate (Robert Loggia) shanghais a teenager (John Cusack) who missed the plane to join his girlfriend (Wendy Gazelle) on an island.

Director: Steven Lisberger
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: RKO Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 8, 1987, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.9M
Sound Mix: Surround

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