The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop?
Director:
Roger Spottiswoode
Writer:
Jeffrey Alan Fiskin
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Robert Duvall as Gruen |
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Treat Williams as D.B. Cooper |
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Kathryn Harrold as Hannah |
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Ed Flanders as Brigadier |
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Paul Gleason as Remson |
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R.G. Armstrong as Dempsey |
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Dorothy Fielding as Denise |
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Howard K. Smith as Howard K. Smith |
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Karen Newhouse as Girl Friend in Stream |
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Nicolas Coster as Avery |
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Cooper Huckabee as Homer |
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Christopher Curry as Hippie |
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Ramon Chavez as El Capitan |
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Stacy Newton as Cowboy |
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Pat Ast as Horse Lady |
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Jack Dunlap as Drinking Buddy |
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Brad Sergi as Drinking Buddy |
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Michael Potter as Pilot |
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Charles Benton as Sharpshooter |
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Mike Casper as Bomb Squad |
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James Lee as Bomb Squad |
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Henry Kendrick as FBI Agent |
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James Wiers as FBI Agent |
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Marc Jeffreys as FBI Agent |
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D.G. Smilnak as FBI Agent |
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David Adams as FBI Interviewer |
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Charles Haigh as Navigator |
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Stephen Blood as Co-Pilot |
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Tommy Ciulla as Boy Friend in Stream |
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Richard Brown as Crop Duster Man |
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Michael O'Hare as Car Owner |
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Robert Sola as Ranger |
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Tom D. May as Copter Pilot |
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Sanford Gibbons as State Trooper |
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Lynn Radcliffe as Cop at Luncheonette |
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Mearl Ross as Indian Father |
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Patrick Garcia as Indian Boy |
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Gregory Suke as Indian Boy |
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Jessica Garcia as Indian Girl |
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Leigh Webb as Bartender |
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Jim Clouse as Saloon Man |
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David Falkosky as Saloon Man |
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John Herold as Saloon Man |
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Bill Townsend as Saloon Player |
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Christine Dolny as Child |
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Michael Goodsite as Child |
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Glenda Young as Avery's Secretary |
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Dave Gilbert as Person-on-the-Street |
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Bill Wittman as Person-on-the-Street |
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Conrad Marshall as Person-on-the-Street |
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Marsoupial as Possum |
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Diane Baldessari as Waitress (uncredited) |
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Roy Lewis Garton as Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
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Cliff Owens as Kid at Hamburger Stand (uncredited) |
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John Richard Petersen as Paramedic (uncredited) |
| Directing | Roger Spottiswoode | Director |
| Crew | Ruth A. Redfern | Stunts |
| Camera | Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Ron Shelton | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Michael Taylor | Producer |
| Directing | Doris Grau | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Jeffrey Alan Fiskin | Screenplay |
| Crew | Gary Combs | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Charles F. Wheeler | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Joel Silver | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Dan Wigutow | Producer |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jennifer Jackson Part | Casting |
| Editing | Robbe Roberts | Editor |
| Crew | Ron Shelton | Additional Writing |
| Production | Ron Shelton | Associate Producer |
| Crew | W.D. Richter | Additional Writing |
| Editing | Allan Jacobs | Editor |
| Production | Karen Rea | Casting |
| Production | Don Kranze | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Buzz Kulik | Additional Writing |
| Writing | J.D. Reed | Novel |
| Sound | Darryl Linkow | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Earl C. Williman | Gaffer |
| Sound | Jimmy Ling | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Bob Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bill Phillips | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Al Jones | Stunts |
| Crew | Breck O'Neill | Stunts |
| Lighting | Don Nygren | Gaffer |
| Crew | Bill Balles | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gene Grigg | Special Effects |
| Sound | Tony Garber | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Al Overton Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Richard Tim Vanik | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Doug Mathias | Gaffer |
| Art | R. Chris Westlund | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Richard Learman | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Crew | Alan Gibbs | Stunts |
| Camera | Robert D. McBride | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Victor Nikaido | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Charles Bail | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Kathy Massengale | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Meyers | Stunts |
| Sound | Hal Sanders | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Michael Sammons | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gail Rowell-Ryan | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Dan Attias | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | R. Anthony Brown | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Don E. FauntLeRoy | Assistant Camera |
| Art | E. Preston Ames | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Austin | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Darr | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Stan McClain | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Richard Craig Meinardus | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Mickey S. Michaels | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Guedel | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Art Scholl | Stunts |
| Camera | Chris Schwiebert | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Dean Raphael Ferrandini | Stunts |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | John M. Elliott Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Whitey Hughes | Stunts |
| Directing | Louis S. Muscate | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yoram Ben-Ami | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bill Teague | Sound Mixer |
| Production | William Tennant | Executive Producer |