The Chase (1994)
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29% of critics liked it
(17 reviews) -
36% of users liked it
(19,788 ratings)
This high-speed action comedy stars Charlie Sheen as Jack Hammond, who has been given a life sentence for a bank robbery that he didn't commit. Hammond manages to escape, and while trying to avoid capture at a gas station, he ends up kidnapping Natalie Voss (Kristy Swanson); he threatens her… More This high-speed action comedy stars Charlie Sheen as Jack Hammond, who has been given a life sentence for a bank robbery that he didn't commit. Hammond manages to escape, and while trying to avoid capture at a gas station, he ends up kidnapping Natalie Voss (Kristy Swanson); he threatens her with what she thinks is a gun, although it turns out to be a candy bar. Jack and Natalie take off in her BMW, with Jack unaware that his "victim" is actually Dalton Voss (Ray Wise), one of California's richest and most powerful land barons. Soon half the state's law enforcement officers and every member of the media is on Jack's tail as he races down the highway; in the meantime, Natalie and Jack get to know each other, and while she doesn't much care for him at first (as you might imagine), before long her attitude has softened quite a bit. Alternative rock fans might want to keep an eye peeled for Henry Rollins, playing a policeman, and Anthony Kiedis and Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers as a pair of yahoos with a very large truck. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Adam Rifkin
- Written By
- Rif Coogan
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Mar 4, 1994 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
There's just enough slicks and smarts in this movie to make you wish the rest of it weren't so darn stupid.
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Fred Topel, About.com
Rousing action adventure with brilliant media humor
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Luke Y. Thompson, New Times
Goofball fun, and Swanson's rarely been hotter.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Unfortunately we're not in the business of thumbing up films with a couple of gags
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Cast
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Charlie Sheen
as Jack Hammond
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Kristy Swanson
as Natalie Voss
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Henry Rollins
as Officer Dobbs
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Josh Mostel
as Officer Figus
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Wayne Grace
as Chief Boyle
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Rocky Carroll
as Byron Wilder
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Miles Dougal
as Liam Segal
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Ray Wise
as Dalton Voss
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Marshall Bell
as Ari Josephson
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Michael Allan Bloom
as SWAT Person
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Joe Berryman
as Officer Kraus
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James Black
as Finale Cop 2
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Wirt Cain
as Bill Cromwell
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Claudia Christian
as Yvonne Voss
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Cary Elwes
as Steve Horsegroovy
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Flea
as Dale
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Eric Glenn
as Finale Cop 3
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David Harrod
as Troy
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Ron Hyatt
as Channel 3 Cameraman
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Sean McGraw
as Tom Capone
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Natalia Nogulich
as Frances Voss
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Marco Perella
as Cop #2
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Joey Sagal
as Sgt. Hodges
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Steve Smith
as Finale Cop 1
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Cassian Elwes
as The Producer
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Anthony Kiedis
as Will
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Alex Allen Morris
as Cop #1
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John S. Davies
as Corey Steinhoff