Top of the World (1997 film)

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Top of the World

Directed by	Sidney J. Furie
Written by	Bart Madison
Produced by	Avi Lerner Elie Samaha
Starring	Peter Weller Dennis Hopper Tia Carrere David Alan Grier Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Martin Kove Kevin Bernhardt Peter Coyote Joe Pantoliano
Cinematography	Alan Caso
Edited by	Alain Jakubowicz
Music by	Robert O. Ragland
Production company	Millennium Films
Distributed by	Trimark Pictures
Release dates	September 10, 1997 (1997-09-10) (Hungary) September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26) (United States)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Top of the World is a 1997 film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Peter Weller, Dennis Hopper and Tia Carrere. It also features David Alan Grier, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Peter Coyote and Joe Pantoliano. The plot is set in Las Vegas.

Plot

In Las Vegas for a quickie divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Cowboy Country Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape the surrounded casino and prove their innocence, as well as save their marriage.

Cast

Peter Weller as Ray Mercer
Dennis Hopper as Charlie Atlas
Tia Carrere as Rebecca Mercer
David Alan Grier as Detective Augustus
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Captain Hefter
Gavan O'Herlihy as Lieutenant Logan
Michael DeLano as Lieutenant De Rosa
Joe Pantoliano as Vince Castor
Martin Kove as Carl
Kevin Bernhardt as Dean
Dell Yount as Mac
Derek Anunciation as Fredo
Alexander Mervin as Benny
Eddie Mekka as Joe Burns
Ed Lauter as Mel Ridgefield
Peter Coyote as Tony "The Butcher" Borghesi
Paul Vroom as Chick
Eric James as Mick
Joseph J. Tomaska as Rick
Peter Vent as Dick
Larry Manetti as Morgan
Sly Smith as Fipps
Frank Patton III as Franco
Rusty Meyers as Sergeant Daniels
Julie McCullough as Ginger
Lati Grobman as Cindy
Paul Herman as The Valet

External links

Top of the World at IMDb
Top of the World at Rotten Tomatoes

Films directed by Sidney J. Furie

A Dangerous Age (1957)
A Cool Sound from Hell (1959)
Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
The Snake Woman (1961)
Three on a Spree (1961)
During One Night (1961)
The Young Ones (1961)
The Boys (1962)
The Leather Boys (1964)
Wonderful Life (1964)
The Ipcress File (1965)
The Appaloosa (1966)
The Naked Runner (1967)
The Lawyer (1970)
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Hit! (1973)
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975)
Gable and Lombard (1976)
The Boys in Company C (1978)
The Entity (1982)
Purple Hearts (1984)
Iron Eagle (1986)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Iron Eagle II (1988)
The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
Ladybugs (1992)
Iron Eagle on the Attack (1995)
Hollow Point (1996)
Top of the World (1997)
The Rage (1997)
Married to a Stranger (1997)
Renegade Force (1998)
In Her Defense (1999)
My 5 Wives (2000)
Cord (2000)
Under Heavy Fire (2001)
The Fraternity (2002)
Global Heresy (2002)
Partners in Action (2002)
Detention (2003)
Direct Action (2004)
American Soldiers (2005)
The Veteran (2006)
Conduct Unbecoming (2011)
The Dependables (2014)

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