The Chase (1991 film)

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The Chase
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The DVD cover for The Chase
Directed by Paul Wendkos
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  • Barry Bernard
  • Paul Wendkos
Written by Guerdon Trueblood
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Music by W. G. Snuffy Waldon
Cinematography Chuck Arnold
Edited by Christopher Cooke
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  • Steve White Productions
  • Spectacor Films
Release dates
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  • February 10, 1991 (1991-02-10)
Running time
93 minutes
Language English

The Chase is a 1991 crime drama television film starring Casey Siemaszko, Ben Johnson and Gerry Bamman. It was directed by Paul Wendkos. The film is based on the true story of American bank robber, Phillip Hutchinson, who robbed a bank, killed a cop and took an old man hostage in a 1988 rampage in Denver, Colorado. The film is ninety-three-minutes long and was released on February 10, 1991, to tie in with the three year anniversary of the event, which took place on February 9, 1988.

Plot

In Denver, Colorado, Phillip Hutchinson robs a bank, kills a cop, and takes an old man hostage. As he flees the police, a news helicopter films him. Hutchinson momentarily escapes from the police but is stopped by the news helicopter pilot when he lands the helicopter in front of Hutchinson. Hutchinson is surrounded by the police and then shot dead, after firing at them and threatening to kill his hostage. The hostage escapes unharmed.

Cast

Reception

Variety wrote that the film is unsubtle but recreates the event with "attention-getting incisiveness".[1] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly rated it a letter grade of A− and wrote, "Terse and tense, The Chase is chilling."[2]

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