Against All Odds | |
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Directed by | Taylor Hackford |
Produced by | William S. Gilmore Taylor Hackford |
Screenplay by | Eric Hughes |
Based on |
Out of the Past by Daniel Mainwaring |
Starring | |
Music by | Larry Carlton |
Cinematography | Donald E. Thorin |
Edited by |
Fredric Steinkamp William Steinkamp |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time
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121 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $13,000,000 |
Box office | $21,689,062 US |
Against All Odds is a 1984 romantic neo-noir thriller film, a remake of Out of the Past. The film was directed by Taylor Hackford and features Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, and James Woods. Supporting players include Jane Greer (who had starred in Out of the Past), Alex Karras, Richard Widmark, and Dorian Harewood. The film revolves around an aging American football star who is hired by a mobster to find his girlfriend.
The movie's soundtrack, nominated for a Grammy Award, featured songs from Big Country, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Stevie Nicks, and Genesis breakout stars Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, and Phil Collins. Collins sang the title song, which was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Original Song and for a Golden Globe Award as Best Original Song, being one of the top-selling singles of 1984.