The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper [Blu-ray]

Director: Roger Spottiswoode Roger Spottiswoode

Overview

The mysterious 1971 hijacking of an airliner by a bold thief who parachuted into legend over the Pacific Northwest became fodder for this action comedy that's mostly speculative. Treat Williams stars as Jim Meade, an ambitious former Army man who devises a clever scheme to hold up an airliner for $200,000. Masquerading as "D.B. Cooper", he succeeds, and after landing safely in the deep woods, he seeks out his wife Hannah (Kathryn Harrold), whom he had left months earlier. They reconcile and head for the Mexican border. However, Jim soon has two people hot on his trail. Bob Gruen (Robert Duvall) was Jim's sergeant in the armed forces. Now an insurance investigator, Bob becomes convinced that only his talented former underling could have pulled off the job and sets out to capture him. At the same time, Jim's seedy former Army pal Remson (Paul Gleason) comes to the same conclusion and pursues the Meades, hoping to get a cut of the loot. Based on the book by J.D. Reed, the film failed to ignite interest at the box office, despite a publicity stunt by Universal Pictures offering a million dollars for information leading to the arrest of the real Cooper.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/2021
UPC:	0738329256012
Original Release:	1981
Rating:	PG
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:40:00
Sales rank:	21,620

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Treat Williams	D.B. Cooper
Robert Duvall	Gruen
Kathryn Harrold	Hannah
Ed Flanders	Brigadier
Paul Gleason	Remson
R.G. Armstrong	Dempsey
Dorothy Fielding	Denise
Nicolas Coster	Avery
Cooper Huckabee	Homer
Howard K. Smith	Himself
Christopher Curry	Hippie
Ramon Chavez	El Capitan
Stacy Newton	Cowboy
Pat Ast	Horse Lady
Jack Dunlap	Drinking Buddy
Brad Sergi	Drinking Buddy
Michael Potter	Pilot
Charles Benton	Sharpshooter
Mike Casper	Bomb Squad Member
James Lee	Bomb Squad Member,Bomb Squad
Henry Kendrick	FBI Agent,Actor
James Wiers	FBI Agent
Mark Jeffreys	FBI Agent
D.G. Smilnak	FBI Agent
Charles Haigh	Navigator
Stephen Blood	Co-Pilot
Tommy Ciulla	Boyfriend in Stream
Karen Newhouse	Girlriend in Stream
Richard Brown	Crop Duster Man
Michael O'Hare	Car Owner
Robert Sola	Ranger
Tom May	Helicopter Pilot
Lynn Radcliffe	Cop at Luncheonette
Mearl Ross	Indian Father
Patrick Garcia	Indian Boy,Indian Girl
Gregory Suke	Indian Boy
Leigh Webb	Bartender
Jim Clouse	Saloon Man
David Falkosky	Saloon Man
John Herold	Saloon Man
Bill Townsend	Saloon Player
Christine Dolny	Child
Michael Goodsite	Child
Glenda Young	Avery's Secretary
Dave Gilbert	Person in the Street
Bill Whittman	Person in the Street
Conrad Marshall	Person in the Street
David Adams	FBI Interviewer
Bill Wittman	Person-on-the-Street
James Horner	Composer

Technical Credits

Jeffrey Allen Fiskin

Donald Kranze	Executive Producer
Roger Spottiswoode	Director
Michael Taylor	Producer
William Tennant	Executive Producer,Producer
Dan Wigutow	Producer
Jeffrey Allen Fiskin	Screenwriter
Al Overton	Sound/Sound Designer