Against All Odds Page #4

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
1,012 Views


It's simple.

Either you want to play

football again or you don't.

You never change, do you?

Not a bit.

Try Mrs. Wyler. She probably

knows where Jessie is.

Right.

If this is about you being cut...

...I don't involve myself with

day-to-day team business.

That's not why I came here,

Mrs. Wyler.

Then suppose you tell me exactly

what you want with me, Mr. Brogan.

I'm looking for your daughter.

We're very close, and she

disappeared all of a sudden.

Give me a break.

What do you mean?

He sent you.

Who?

Jake...

...Wise.

She was only with him to spite me.

I don't know what she did

to get away from him.

What matters is, she got

the hell away from him.

Why not drink to that?

Grace?

Ed seems to have solved

the Soames problem.

The head of the planning commission

is coming Saturday.

We're finally softening up these

environmentalists.

How wonderful.

You seem to have won

the opposition over.

A good project sells itself.

MOBSO's got other mountains to save.

You know Terry Brogan.

How are you?

- And Supervisor Phillips.

- I'm a big fan.

Thanks.

I wonder if you'd mind going ahead.

We'll be right along.

Yes, of course.

- Be with you in a minute.

- See you then.

It seems Mr. Brogan has a new job.

Working for Jake Wise.

Looking for Jessica.

You and Wise good friends?

I go to his club for the music.

So do a lot of the team.

Why don't you let us steal

you from him?

I won't let Jessica live like this.

I'll double whatever he's paying you.

I'm not some gun for hire.

He can't top what we offer,

can he, Ben?

He can't give you your job back

with the Outlaws.

We could consider something.

You know, it isn't easy for

Jessica to hide from me.

She's been drawing from her trust.

It's going to a little bank in Mexico.

To an island.

Cozumel.

You could keep a watch on her.

Make sure he gets nowhere

near her again.

You know...

...I used Jake Wise

as an excuse to come here.

I did come to get my job back.

I didn't deserve what I got.

I played some good ball.

I got a lot of good years left.

I want to be back on the team,

but because I'm worth it.

Not because I spied on some

25-year-old who ran away from home.

I'm not going to spy for you

or Jake Wise.

Ben, this young man

is trespassing here.

Throw him out.

I don't believe you're wanted here.

And you can forget about Kirsch.

He's on my team.

You want the Outlaws to

pay you off? Sue us.

Walk him to his car.

I can kick myself out, thanks.

Ten years' work, Grace.

And we're this close.

I think just a few members of the team

would have been enough.

Having the Outlaws out here, full force,

is kind of crowding it.

I have to get some use out of them.

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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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