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About this Broadcast

A Los Angeles assistant district attorney arrives in Canada to escort the key witness in a gangland murder case back to the States. With two professional hitmen closing in, the pair take a terrifying journey through the Rockies, pursued by the assassins. Thriller remake, starring Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, JT Walsh and James B Sikking.

1990

Adventure Detective/Thriller Movie/Drama Police/Crime Drama

Cast & Crew

Gene Hackman (Actor) .. Robert Caulfield

Anne Archer (Actor) .. Carol Hunnicut

JT Walsh (Actor) .. Michael Tarlow

James B Sikking (Actor) .. Nelson

M Emmet Walsh (Actor) .. Sgt Dominick Benti

Susan Hogan (Actor) .. Kathryn Weller

Nigel Bennett (Actor) .. Jack Wootton

JA Preston (Actor) .. Martin Larner

Peter Hyams (Director)

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Did You Know..

Gene Hackman (Actor) .. Robert Caulfield

Born: January 30, 1930 in California

Best Known For: The French Connection, The Mexican, Enemy of the State... too many to mention.

Early-life: Born Eugene Allen Hackman on January 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California, after which his family moved around frequently before finally settling in Danville, Illinois. He has a brother called Richard. After his parents divorced, Hackman left home aged 16 to join the US Marine Corps where he served as a field radio operator. His mother died in 1962, as a result of a house fire she accidently started while smoking.

Career: After making the decision to get into acting in 1956, Hackman joined the Pasadena Playhouse in California (where incidentally, he struck up a friendship with Dustin Hoffman). After performances in several off-Broadway plays, Hackman's first movie was Lilith alongside Warren Beatty, who then cast him in his breakthrough film, Bonnie and Clyde. Hackman was soon in demand, showcasing his talents in everything from comedy (in Young Frankenstein) to villainy (as Lex Luthor in Superman). He's also won two Oscars - Best Actor for The French Connection, and Best Supporting Actor for Unforgiven. He retired from acting in 2004 to concentrate on writing novels.

Quote: "It really costs me a lot emotionally to watch myself on-screen. I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that."

Trivia: Hackman has written a number of historical novels with undersea archaeologist Daniel Lenihan.