Against All Odds Page #3

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


Come on, Sam. Come on!

Come on, get in the car.

I'll just meet you there.

You get afraid of me

in your old age?

Yeah, right.

Come on.

Be a good release. Need to

release a little tension?

Do I have to tie one leg

behind my back?

Take the old route.

Sunset.

Let's see if you still got balls!

- How'd you like that?

- Damn good!

Where were you?

That was smart.

See you!

You're still number two!

Dream on, Terry!

Son of a b*tch!

What a f***ing idiot!

Scared the sh*t out of you?

I'm an a**hole for racing with you!

I'm pulling out!

Come on, don't p*ssy out on me now!

The fun's over!

Not yet!

Sam, be quiet! Get over here.

What kept you?

I was getting worried.

I was afraid you got stuck

in all that garbage.

Can't have a fair race with

a goddamn maniac.

Here, maybe this will fix you up.

Have a taste of this.

How about a Guinness?

Wanna tell me what

I'm doing here?

You're out of a job, right?

I've got some job

possibilities for you.

For one, you can work right back here.

Celebrity bartender.

Making drinks and telling

football stories to drunks.

How does that sound?

You take the job. You're

a lot funnier than I am.

How about security guard?

I mean, you know how to get hit.

The point is, for a guy

in your situation, Terry...

...the options stink.

Or you can find her for me.

Who's this, the knife lady?

She's very important to me, Terry.

I think of her all the time.

That's a new reality for you.

She stole 50 grand from me.

I would've given her the money.

I want her back.

And I want you to find her.

You're crazy. Why would you

trust me with her?

Jessie hates ball players.

Do you think that's funny?

She's also Mrs. Wyler's daughter.

Did you ever meet her?

I've heard about her. She's

supposed to be wild.

Her father was an English guy

Mrs. Wyler married.

One of those stage actors who

can't make it in American films.

Anyway, after he died,

Mr. Wyler adopted her.

An owner's daughter, living

with a bookie.

That's something, isn't it?

She hates her mother.

Treated her like a possession.

You know how it is to be one

of Mrs. Wyler's possessions?

I'll give you $10,000 right now.

Pay your expenses.

And if you find her,

I'll give you $20,000 more.

You're crazy.

I'm a football player.

Without a team.

That new Porsche of yours,

is it paid for?

What are you gonna do, man?

Sell insurance?

You don't have the personality

to work for the networks.

I don't want you to bring

her back, man.

Just find her. Tell me where she is.

What does that take? Time and money.

You got the time right now.

I got the money.

Great.

You know, I've never used

what I got on you.

Could be otherwise.

I wouldn't want that. Would you?

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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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