Against All Odds Page #2

Synopsis: Terry Brogan, an aging football player in L.A., is cut early in the season; he needs money, so he takes a job from a shady friend of his, Jake Wise, to track down Wise's girlfriend, Jessie, who's somewhere in Mexico. She's also the daughter of a very wealthy land developer, who owns Terry's team. He heads for Cozumel, finds Jessie, and promptly falls in love with her. He thinks it's mutual, then without warning, she heads back to L.A. and Jake. What's going on with her, and what's the connection between Jake's hold on Jessie and the various politicians, lawyers, and environmentalists who seem to be converging on some sort of land deal? Terry keeps looking for answers.
Director(s): Taylor Hackford
Production: Columbia Pictures
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.9
Metacritic:
42
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
R
Year:
1984
128 min
1,006 Views


Here's Hal Schumacher's number.

Call him. He's a nice man.

Do they always get bombed

at the end of the day?

It's business down there.

It's an intimate fundraiser.

What do you mean?

Mr. Caxton has assessed every lawyer...

...$1500 to contribute to the

reelection of Councilman Weinberg.

Mrs. Wyler is Caxton's

biggest client, isn't she?

Yes. In fact, he's doing business

for her right now.

Yeah? For the Outlaws?

No. Mrs. Wyler's real business

is real estate.

Caxton wants a zoning variance

on Wyler's canyon...

...so she can build houses there.

His guest of honour tonight

could vote against it.

Trust me, he won't now.

I hate things like before.

When I couldn't be straight with you.

I'm running out of conversation.

I'm sorry.

I gotta go.

I'd like to have a drink with you.

The Ginger Man, after work?

Okay, sure. The Ginger Man.

Touchdown.

What are you doing here? You been cut.

They can get you for trespassing.

I'd outrun them.

Why are you here, Tommy?

Jake wants to see you.

How is Jake?

He got stabbed last week.

What a shame.

He survived, Brogan.

Why does he want me?

He might have a job for you.

You tell him " No thanks. "

He'll be at the beach tomorrow.

There's a volleyball game.

Yeah? Is he playing?

I told you, he got stabbed, man.

Well, he lived, right?

You got problems now, Terry.

You want trouble too?

Come to the beach tomorrow.

You're not dumb.

Besides...

...what the hell else you got to do?

Sam!

Sam!

Come here!

You look good as a cripple.

Is that why I had to come here,

to give you my opinion?

How are you doing?

Lousy.

How's your life?

Club? The Palace

is doing great.

The other business is even better.

My action's half a million a week.

You know the grand prize for

the guys who win? Thirty grand.

It's not bad, is it?

A few hours on the beach.

Don't tell me you're taking

action on this game?

You think these are beach rats?

These are world-class players.

You didn't know that?

Sam, come here!

People love to bet on sports.

I just help them out.

South Bay guys love this game,

and they got money.

I'll take their action.

Who's the fuzzy face?

Do you wanna cookie?

There's one!

You fuzzy face, come on!

What kind of dog is gonna

hang out with you?

He doesn't belong to me.

He belongs to the lady who cut me.

You're into violent women now?

Look, I was a bit of an a**hole.

I got crazy and popped her.

She came after me with a knife.

Just missed my balls.

And was she going for them?

Don't they all?

You got a new Porsche, huh?

What the f***,

you're rich, right?

Let's talk it over at

the Palace. What do you say?

We'll go like the old days.

You up to it?

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Eric Hughes

Eric Hughes (born (1950-10-17)17 October 1950) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coach of the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Widnes, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, St. Helens, and Rochdale Hornets, as a wing, centre, or stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4, or 6, and coached at club level for Widnes, Rochdale Hornets, St. Helens, Leigh, and Wigan Warriors. He unwittingly added confusion to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs team as he was unrelated but played at the same time as the three Australian Hughes brothers Garry, Graeme, and Mark. more…

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