DVD
Against all odds
Call Number
- DVD MYSTERY/THRILLER (CEN)
Edition
Special edition.
Languages
In English, with optional English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras, Jane Greer, Richard Widmark.
Publication Information
Culver City, CA : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1999]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 122 minutes) : sound, color, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Added Uniform Title
Motion picture remake of (work): Out of the past (Motion picture : 1947)
Summary
Dark passions explode in this steamy, sinister love story. Terry Brogan, a cynical ex-football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway mistress of a ruthless L.A. nightclub owner, Jake Wise. According to Jake, Jessie had stabbed him and vanished with $50,000. But Terry's mission is soon forgotten when he tracks down and falls in love with the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island. Trouble brews, however, when Jake dispatches his henchman, Hank Sully, to bring the lovers back. Driven by passion for the mysterious young woman, Terry quickly finds himself trapped in a complex web of corruption, betrayal, and murder.
Notes
Remake of the 1947 film Out of the past.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Special features: Digitally remastered audio & anamorphic video ; production notes ; director & screenwriter commentary ; director, Jeff Bridges & James Woods commentary ; 2 music videos ; deleted scenes with optional director's commentary ; theatrical trailers ; talent files.