The Chase (1994 film)
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The movie cover for The Chase.
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| Directed by | Adam Rifkin |
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Cassian Elwes Brad Wyman |
| Written by | Adam Rifkin |
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| Music by | Richard Gibbs |
| Cinematography | Alan Jones |
| Edited by | Peter Schink |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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89 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.5 million |
| Box office | $7,924,955 |
The Chase is a 1994 American action film directed by Adam Rifkin and starring Charlie Sheen and Kristy Swanson, depicting a wrongfully-convicted man who kidnaps a wealthy heiress and leads police on a lengthy car chase in an attempt to escape prison. It features Henry Rollins, Josh Mostel, and Ray Wise in supporting roles, with cameo appearances by pornographic film actor Ron Jeremy and Anthony Kiedis and Flea of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Jack Hammond stops at a gas station in Newport Beach, California, where he encounters two police officers and a young woman. When the officers receive a radio call indicating that the car Jack is driving is a stolen vehicle, he panics and kidnaps the woman, holding a candy bar in his pocket such that she believes it is a gun. Fleeing in her car, Jack soon learns that his hostage is Natalie Voss, daughter of a millionaire industrialist. They are pursued by two police officers who have a television crew in their squad car filming a Cops-style reality show. The car chase moves onto southbound Interstate 5 as Jack decides to flee to Mexico.
The chase intensifies, leading to several chaotic events including a medical truck spilling cadavers onto the freeway and Jack accidentally shooting a police car's tire, causing it to flip and crash. Two bystanders attempt to run Jack off the road in their monster truck, but lose control and roll the truck onto its side, where it is hit by a semi-trailer truck and explodes. The news media further dramatize the car chase, covering it under such headlines as "Terror on the Freeway!" and "Kidnapped at 100 Miles per Hour" and going to such lengths as having a reporter hang out the side of a van alongside the speeding car.
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