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Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)

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The mysterious 1971 hijacking of an airliner by a bold thief who parachuted into legend over the Pacific Northwest became fodder for this action comedy that's mostly speculative. Treat Williams stars as Jim Meade, an ambitious former Army man who devises a clever scheme to hold up an airliner for $200,000. Masquerading as "D.B. Cooper," he succeeds, and after landing safely in the deep woods, he seeks out his wife Hannah (Kathryn Harrold), whom he had left months earlier. They reconcile and head

PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy

Directed By: Roger Spottiswoode

Cast

Robert Duvall
Gruen
Treat Williams
D.B. Coooper
Kathryn Harrold
Hannah
Ed Flanders
Brigadier
Paul Gleason
Remson
R.G. Armstrong
Dempsey
Dorothy Fielding
Denise
Nicolas Coster
Avery
Cooper Huckabee
Homer
David Adams
FBI Interviewer
Pat Ast
Horse Lady
Ramon Chavez
El Capitan
Christopher Curry
Hippie
Jack Dunlap
Drinking Buddy
Henry Max Kendrick
Stacy Newton
Cowboy
Michael O'Hare
Car Owner
Michael Potter
Pilot
Howard K. Smith
Himself
Bill Wittman
Person-on-the-Street
Jimmy Lee
Bomb Squad
Mike Casper
Bomb Squad
Dave Gilbert
Person-on-the-Street
Richard Brown
Crop Duster Man

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Back in the 80's this is one movie that HBO showed the sh#t out of and I probably watched it every time it was on along with Beastmaster. Treat Williams stars as the legendary cult hero hijacker D.B.Cooper who hijacks a 747 over Oregon for $200,000. and parachutes himself into a nationwide manhunt led by Robert Duvall

September 22, 2010

Curtis Reynolds

Saw this movie way back in the 80's on a free preview of the Movie channel in Canada. It was so good I watched it a bunch more times during the free period. Oh how I wish I had recorded it on my VCR. Dang. Treat Williams is a great actor and makes a fantastic D.B. Cooper! Robert Duval is excellent as always as the

August 12, 2011

Tim Glenville

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