Night of the Juggler | |
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Directed by | Robert Butler[1] |
Written by | William P. McGivern (novel)[2] Rick Natkin William W. Norton (as Bill Norton Sr.) |
Produced by | Jay Weston |
Starring | James Brolin Cliff Gorman Richard S. Castellano Julie Carmen Linda Miller |
Cinematography | Victor J. Kemper |
Edited by | Argyle Nelson Jr.[3] |
Music by | Artie Kane |
Production company | GCC Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6.5 million[4] |
Night of the Juggler is a 1980 American neo-noir action crime drama exploitation thriller film starring James Brolin.[5][6]
Plot
Sean Boyd, a former cop, aligns with Maria, a street smart young clerk from the New York City dog pound, on a search for his daughter, who is kidnapped by Gus Soltic, a psychopath, after being mistaken for a wealthy man's daughter. His search is met with obstacles as he runs afoul of the police in his pursuit, including a corrupt former colleague bent on revenge against him. Meanwhile, the kidnapper is just as prepared to kill anybody, including his young hostage, unless his ransom demands are met.
Cast
- James Brolin as Sean Boyd[7]
- Cliff Gorman as Gus Soltic
- Richard S. Castellano as Lieutenant Tonelli
- Julie Carmen as Maria
- Linda Miller as Barbara Boyd
- Abby Bluestone as Kathy Boyd
- Barton Heyman as The Preacher
- Dan Hedaya as Sergeant Barnes
- Sully Boyar as Larry, The Dog Catcher
- Mandy Patinkin as Allesandro, The Cabbie
- Marco St. John as Hampton Richmond Clayton
References
- ^ Jordan Cronk (2017-04-01). "Critic's Picks: A May To-Do List for Film Buffs in L.A." The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ West Coast Review of Books. Rapport Publishing Company. 1974. p. 29. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ Daniel Kremer (2015). Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films. Screen Classics. University Press of Kentucky. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8131-6598-1. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
- ^ Janet Maslin (2017-08-12). "Movie Review - - 'NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER,' HUNT FOR A PSYCHOTIC". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ "Review: 'Night of the Juggler'". Variety. January 1980. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- ^ Jay Weston (2014-12-19). "Al Pacino at Height of Powers in "The Humbling!"". HuffPost. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
External links
- Night of the Juggler at IMDb
- Night of the Juggler at Box Office Mojo
- Night of the Juggler at Rotten Tomatoes
- 1980 films
- 1980s action thriller films
- 1980 crime drama films
- 1980 crime thriller films
- American action thriller films
- American crime drama films
- 1980s English-language films
- Films directed by Robert Butler
- Films scored by Artie Kane
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films based on American novels
- Films about child abduction in the United States
- Films set in New York City
- 1980s American films
- English-language action thriller films
- English-language crime drama films
- English-language crime thriller films
- Action thriller film stubs