Against All Odds

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A remake of Jacques Tourneur's noir classic Out of the Past (1947), in this version a labyrinthine web of corruption touches on the world of pro football. When an injury-riddled body causes pro football player Terry Brogan (Jeff Bridges) to be cut by his team, Jake Wise (James Woods), a shady gambler friend, hires him to locate his spoiled, erratic girlfriend Jessie (Rachel Ward). Terry's attempt to glean Jessie's whereabouts from the girl's coldly aristocratic mother (Jane Greer) leads to a lucrative counteroffer to keep Jessie away from Jake if he finds her. After refusing, Terry heads for scenic Cozumel, where he eventually runs down the stunning young woman. A mutual attraction quickly develops and the pair are less than eager to return to California. Painfully, Terry tells Jessie about his involvement in a betting scandal which has put him under Jake's control. Meanwhile Jake, who is angered by the delay, senses that something is going on, and sends Terry's conditioning coach, Sully (Alex Karras), to find the couple. When he finally locates them, sweatily making love in a Mayan temple, tragedy ensues, spinning the ill-fated Terry into a world of boundless deceit and corruption. ~ Michael Costello, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 4.0, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Subtitle: Thai, Portuguese, English, Korean, Spanish
• Features:
  • • Digitally remastered audio & anamorphic video
    • Production notes
    • Audio: English 2-channel [Dolby Surround]
    • Director & screenwriter commentary
    • Director, Jeff Bridges & James Woods commentary
    • 2 music videos
    • Deleted scenes with optional director's commentary
    • Theatrical trailers
    • Talent files
    • Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai

AWARDS

• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

•     Nominated Best Song - 1984 (Phil Collins)

• Hollywood Foreign Press Association

•     Nominated Best Original Song - 1984 (Phil Collins)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Taylor Hackford

• Producer:

  Bill Borden, Taylor Hackford, Jerry Bick, William S. Gilmore

• Book Author:

  Daniel Mainwaring

• Screenwriter:

  Eric Hughes

• Cinematographer:

  Donald Thorin

• Composer (Music Score):

  Larry Carlton

• Songwriter:

  Phil Collins

• Composer (Music Score):

  Michel Colombier

• Editor:

  Franz Steininger, Frederic Steinkamp, William Steinkamp, Karl F. Steinkamp

• Production Designer:

  Gene Rudolf

• Art Director:

  Richard J. Lawrence

• Executive Producer:

  Jerry Bick

• Set Designer:

  Garry Lewis

• Costume Designer:

  Michael Kaplan

• First Assistant Director:

  Tom Mack

• Stunts:

  David Burton, Charlie Picerni

• Sound Mixer:

  Jeff Wexler