Against All Odds
. For the
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view event see
TNA Against All Odds.
Against All Odds is a
1984 film, a remake of
Out of the Past. It was directed by
Taylor Hackford and starred
Rachel Ward,
Jeff Bridges,
James Woods,
Alex Karras,
Jane Greer,
Richard Widmark and
Dorian Harewood.
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 also nominated for an
Academy Award and was one of the top-selling singles of 1984.
Terry Brogan, an aging football player in Los Angeles, is cut early in the season; he needs money, so he takes a job from a friend of his, Jake Wise, to track down his girlfriend, Jessie Wyler, who's somewhere in
México. She's also the daughter of a very wealthy land developer who owns Terry's team. He heads for
Cozumel, finds Jessie, and promptly falls in love with her. He thinks it's mutual, then without warning, she heads back to
Los Angeles and Jake. What's going on with her, and what's the connection between Jake's hold on Jessie and the various politicians, lawyers, environmentalists who seem to be converging on some sort of land deal? Terry keeps looking for answers.
Tagline: She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love her. Love turned to obsession. Obsession turned to murder. And now the price of freedom might be nothing less than their lives.*
Rachel Ward - Jessie Wyler
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Jeff Bridges - Terry Brogan
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James Woods - Jake Wise
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Alex Karras - Hank Sully
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Jane Greer - Mrs. Grace Wyler
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Richard Widmark - Ben Caxton
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Dorian Harewood - Tommy
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Swoosie Kurtz - Edie
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Saul Rubinek - Steve Kirsch
*The film featured cameo appearances by stars of
Out of the Past for which the film is based. Jane Greer, who was the star of
Out of the Past plays Rachel Ward's mother. Paul Valentine, who played hood Joe Stephanos in the first film, played a councilman in
Against All Odds.
*Jane Greer and Jeff Bridges worked previously together in another film. In 1950, Bridges played a baby in the arms of Greer in 1950 film,
The Company She Keeps*
