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Against All Odds (film)

Against All Odds
Against all Odds (1984) film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
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
Release date
  • March 2, 1984 (1984-03-02) (U.S.)
Running time
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.


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