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Highpoint

1984 · 88 min

A breezy, convoluted caper that mixes slapstick chases with a vertiginous tower-top stunt, never quite settling on a tone.

Directed by
Peter Carter
Genres
Comedy, Action, Thriller
Starring
Richard Harris, Christopher Plummer, Beverly D'Angelo
Overview
James Hatcher embezzles ten million dollars from a joint mafia/CIA operation, leaving them squabbling with each other. Unemployed Lewis Kinney gets caught up in the intrigue, and must try to recover the money, while saving the beautiful Lise Hatcher (hopefully for himself).

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Peter Carter
Genres
Comedy, Action, Thriller
Starring
Richard Harris, Christopher Plummer, Beverly D'Angelo
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • greed
  • corruption
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, action, thriller
Directed by
Peter Carter
Written by
Richard A. Guttman, Ian Sutherland
Starring
Richard Harris, Christopher Plummer, Beverly D'Angelo, Kate Reid, Peter Donat, Robin Gammell, Saul Rubinek, Maury Chaykin
Music
John Addison, Christopher Young
Cinematography
Albert J. Dunk
Runtime
88 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English, German

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