This misfired remake of Jacques Tourneur's classic
film noir OUT OF THE PAST (1947) stars Jeff Bridges in the Robert Mitchum role, Rachel Ward in the Jane Greer part, and James Woods taking over for Kirk Douglas. Bridges plays Terry Brogan, a down-on-his-luck football player hired by shady
nightclub owner Jake Wise (Woods) to find his lover, Jessie Wyler (Ward), who has run away to Mexico. Of course, once Terry finds Jessie, he falls head-over-heels for her and soon finds himself trapped in a complicated (and we mean
complicated) web of murder and intrigue in which Jake, Jessie,
Jessie's wealthy mother, and her partner Ben Caxton (Widmark), all battle...
Released:
1984
Rated:
R
Length:
128 mins