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Film facts for the 1984 Thriller movie starring Jeff Bridges, Rachel Ward, James Woods, Alex Karras
Jane Greer, Richard Widmark, Dorian Harewood, Swoosie Kurtz, Saul Rubinek, Pat Corley, Bill McKinney, Allen Williams, Sam Scarber, Jon St. Elwood, Tamara Stafford, Jonathan Terry, Paul Valentine, Ted White, Stone Bower, Mel Scott-Thomas Update Cast
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Against All Odds is based on the 1949 film "Out Of The Past" starring Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas. Jane Greer, who played the mother in this version, played the daughter, Kathie Moffat, in the original. The daughter in this version was renamed Jessie Wyler. Paul Valentine, who played Councilman Wienberg, played Joe Stephanoes in the original.Rewind Archive
Jeff Bridges is, in real life, a talented guitarist. 25 years later, this is used to wondrous effect in his 2009 film "Crazy Heart", which won Jeff a long-overdue Academy Award for Best Actor.Thanks to Pete Stone
Jeff Bridges and the guy that plays his agent, who ends up being killed, were also in the movie "The Contender" with Joan Allen and Sam Elliot.Rewind Archive
It seems I wasn't the only one a bit confused about this film at times. Of Against All Odds, Roger Ebert once said, "There is a lot of plot in this movie --perhaps too much. The best thing to do is to accept the plot, then disregard it, and pay attention to the scenes of passion." He gave the film 3 stars.Thanks to John Edward Kilduff
This movie was one of the first films that Columbia Pictures allowed to have music over its Lady With The Torch logo.Rewind Archive
The L.A. football team that Terry playes for, "The Outlaws", was based on the real L.A. football team at the time "The Raiders".Bogus Trivia
There's often fake stuff floating round, y'know? -Like the 'ghost boy' that can allegedly be seen in "Three Men And A Baby".
But, nothing bogus that we know yet for "Against All Odds".
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