Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A.
Directed by Jim McBride
mexico
police
eroticism
quickie
suspicion of murder
motel
seduction
final exam
on the run
los angeles, california
extramarital affair
taking a shower
runaway couple
simulated sex
sexy woman
fugitive lovers
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Richard Gere
Jesse
Valérie Kaprisky
Monica
Art Metrano
Birnbaum
John P. Ryan
Lt. Parmental
Garry Goodrow
Berrutti
Lisa Jane Persky
Salesgirl
James Hong
Grocer
Waldemar Kalinowski
Tomachoff
Eugène Lourié
Dr. Boudreaux
Miguel Piñero
Carlito
Henry G. Sanders
Man with Pipe
Bruce Vilanch
Man with Purse
Crew
Jim McBride
Director
Jim McBride
Screenplay
L.M. Kit Carson
Screenplay
Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer
Martin Erlichman
Producer
François Truffaut
Author
Kevin O'Connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Imada
Stunts
Gilbert B. Combs
Stunts
Rick Barker
Stunts
Marguerite Happy
Stunts
Gary Littlejohn
Stunts
Popular Reviews
41 reviews
Joshua Timpko
8.0★ · 05/02/26
I watched this when I was a senior in college and seemed to forget how horny this movie is.
Loved it less this time round but damn I could watched Jesse and Monica run from the cops forever.
Also an all-timer of a soundtrack.
7.7/10
I watched this when I was a senior in college and seemed to forget how horny this movie is.
Loved it less this time round but damn I could watched Jesse and Monica run from the cops forever.
Also an all-timer of a soundtrack.
7.7/10
kayyyla
6.0★ · 04/19/26
he should’ve killed the kid who said that silver surfer sucked
he should’ve killed the kid who said that silver surfer sucked
Catherine Rivera
7.0★ · 02/13/26
ngl I think she made the right choice at the end
ngl I think she made the right choice at the end
Lucien WD
6.0★ · 02/02/26
A fun experiment and I like Gere in this mode but Mark Kermode needs to calm down about this.
A fun experiment and I like Gere in this mode but Mark Kermode needs to calm down about this.
