Directed by:
Stuart RosenbergScreenplay:
Thomas RickmanCinematography:
David M. WalshComposer:
Charles FoxCast:
Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr., Albert Paulsen, Anthony Zerbe, Val Avery, Cathy Lee Crosby, Joanna Cassidy, Matt Clark, Warren Finnerty (more)Plots(1)
A thug boards a bus and murders all the passengers, including the partner of detective Jake Martin. Martin, now teamed with mad dog cop Leo Larsen, is assigned to find the killer. But an apparent lack of motive, clues, and other problems makes this a tough nut to crack. Frustrated, Martin decides to eschew police procedures and strike out on his own. In the process, he gets much more than he bargained for... (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Walter Matthau
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Barbra: The Concert (1994) (concert)
Fail-Safe (1964)
Bruce Dern
USA
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
Louis Gossett Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The White Dawn (1974)
Albert Paulsen
Ecuador
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
All Fall Down (1962)
Anthony Zerbe
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Val Avery
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Papillon (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Cathy Lee Crosby
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Sons of Mistletoe (2001) (TV movie)
The Player (1992)
Joanna Cassidy
USA
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Matt Clark
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Brubaker (1980)
Warren Finnerty
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
Easy Rider (1969)
Sacheen Littlefeather
USA
Best movies:
The Counsellor (1973)
The Laughing Policeman (1973)
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
Clifton James
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Chase (1966)
Paul Koslo
German Empire
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Vanishing Point (1971)
Gregory Sierra
USA
Best movies:
Papillon (1973)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
William Hansen
USA
Best movies:
Fail-Safe (1964)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Save the Tiger (1973)
Frances Lee McCain
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future (1985)
Stand by Me (1986)
Scream (1996)
Wayne Grace
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV movie)
Fist of Legend (1994)
Mario Gallo
USA
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Leigh French
USA
Best movies:
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
Halloween II (1981)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Anthony Costello
USA
Best movies:
The Molly Maguires (1970)
Night Moves (1975)
The Laughing Policeman (1973)