Night Chase

November. 20,1970      NR
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A man fleeing the scene after shooting his wife's lover forms an unexpected relationship with the tough cab driver he hires to drive him to the Mexican border.

David Janssen as  Adrian Vico
Yaphet Kotto as  Ernie Green
Victoria Vetri as  Beverly Dorn
Elisha Cook Jr. as  Proprietor
Richard Romanus as  Young Fisherman
Karen Carlson as  Vico's Wife
John Carter as  Capt. Walker
Laurie Main as  Tout
Edward Faulkner as  Patrolman
Stafford Morgan as  Bus Driver

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Reviews

Hellen
1970/11/20

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Grimerlana
1970/11/21

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

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Odelecol
1970/11/22

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Siflutter
1970/11/23

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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Alex da Silva
1970/11/24

David Janssen (Adrian) gets in a cab and tells the driver Yaphet Kotto (Ernie) to drive. Janssen is heading outta town as he has just shot someone who has been carrying on with his wife. However, that person is a famous sportsman so the shooting is front page news and the cops are after him. He still has the gun and Kotto is under threat from this to help make his escape.It's a slow-moving chase film with a peculiar Janssen in the lead role. I couldn't identify with him. He wasn't particularly nice and all sympathies are with Kotto. The film is pretty boring with the climax being the most memorable part of the film as it takes place in San Diego zoo and you get to see some animals. The actual ending is a cop-out and there is never really any tension between Janssen and Kotto as you never believe that Janssen will kill him. They are more like buddies. The film is saved by Kotto but only up to the point where it's alright. Also, it's a film from 1970 but there are no boobs on show. What's up with that?

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Woodyanders
1970/11/25

Distraught Baltimore businessman Adrian Vico (an excellent performance by David Janssen) shoots his wife's lover and goes on the run. Vico hires tough street smart cab driver Ernie Green (well played by Yaphet Kotto) to drive him from Los Angeles to San Diego so he can make it to the Mexican border.Tightly directed by Jack Starrett, with a brisk pace, a taut, thoughtful, and gripping script by Marvin A. Gluck, a considerable amount of tension, a rousing jazzy score by Laurence Rosenthal, crisp cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp, and an exciting climax at the San Diego Zoo, this honey makes for a solid and satisfying nail-biter. Popping up in colorful small parts are Victoria Vetri as sexy barroom pick-up Beverly Dorn, Elisha Cook as an irascible coffee shop proprietor, Mel Berger as shady informant Jumbo, William Katt as an eager young Marine sentry, Joseph V. De Santis as a jolly old fisherman, and Richard Romanus as the old guy's surly son. Best of all, this film acquires extra depth, warmth, and even poignancy from the strong and affecting bond that develops between the two engaging main characters. A neat little flick.

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MissClassicTV
1970/11/26

This is a depressing movie, but I found David Janssen to be riveting. I couldn't take my eyes off him. He looks haunted throughout the movie. He's shot someone at the beginning of the movie, but the viewer is firmly on his side, hoping for a good outcome for him.Somewhat early in the movie there's a scene where he shoots pool. He's quite good.Most of the movie features the relationship between Janssen's wealthy businessman character and Kotto's cabbie. Janssen's intensity completely carries the movie.David Janssen was such a great talent. It's too bad we didn't get 30 more years of screen time with him.

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Ms. V
1970/11/27

This was a movie I had the pleasure of finding one day on video at a multi-media outlet store on a summer evening in 1995. It is about a man who shot his wife's lover not only over their affair, but also the decline of his marriage and subsequent family life as well. Having been a life-long David Jannsen fan since the classic TV series, "The Fugitive", it was great to see him on the run in something other than a maniacal search for the one-armed man. Jannsen was a master at always being able to evoke deep, hard emotion in ways few HUMANS have been able to, and just as it worked so well as Dr. Kimble, so it does here as Adrian Vico. Equally impressive is Yaphett Kotto--another personal favorite--as Ernie Green, the cab driver who subsequently becomes a reluctant hostage when Vico discloses his plans for revenge to him. Ernie is quite sympathetic, yet only willing to take so much from the gun-toting Adrian (who has promised to use his gun to stop anybody--the police, Ernie, etc.--who gets in his way.) Though this is a television movie from 1970, it is a timeless piece that would work well even on the verge of a new millennium. For the problems of an Adrian Vico are quite common place in today's society, especially with family values being placed so highly by so many people. Although these two co-stars were men, it could also go both ways--with a man and a woman, or even two women as well. And just as the cast was interracial here, it could go over in that same vernacular even today. And the couple could even be gay or lesbian as well as heterosexual. A must see, not just for these two splendid actors, but also for what can happen to a man (or even a woman) who feels all is lost, has nothing to lose and is willing to do anything it takes--even commit murder--to exact a measure of revenge against those he feels wronged him.

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