 
  Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Jim McBride | 
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| Writer: | Jim McBride, L.M. Kit Carson, François Truffaut | 
| Staring: | 
| Jesse, a small-time criminal, high-tails it to Los Angeles to rendezvous with a French exchange student. Stealing a car and accidentally killing a highway patrolman, he becomes the most wanted fugitive in L.A. | |
| Release Date: | May 13, 1983 | 
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| Director: | Jim McBride | 
| Writer: | Jim McBride, L.M. Kit Carson, François Truffaut | 
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Romance | 
| Keywords | mexico, eroticism, quickie, suspicion of murder, motel, seduction, final exam, police, on the run, los angeles, california, extramarital affair, taking a shower, runaway couple, simulated sex, sexy woman, fugitive lovers | 
| Production Companies | Orion Pictures, Breathless Associates, Miko Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $19,910,002 Budget: $7,500,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Richard Gere | Jesse | 
| Valérie Kaprisky | Monica | 
| Art Metrano | Birnbaum | 
| John P. Ryan | Lt. Parmental | 
| William Tepper | Paul | 
| Robert Dunn | Sgt. Enright | 
| Garry Goodrow | Berrutti | 
| Lisa Jane Persky | Salesgirl | 
| James Hong | Grocer | 
| Waldemar Kalinowski | Tomachoff | 
| Jack Leustig | Highway Patrolman | 
| Eugène Lourié | Dr. Boudreaux | 
| Georg Olden | Kid | 
| Miguel Piñero | Carlito | 
| Henry G. Sanders | Man with Pipe | 
| Bruce Vilanch | Man with Purse | 
| Robert Mark Quesada | Police Officer | 
| Nora Gaye | Vegas Girl | 
| Andres Aybar | Campus Aide | 
| Isabel Cooley | Photographer | 
| L. Jerry Greenberg | Vendor | 
| Javier Grajeda | Boudreaux's Aide | 
| Robert Snively | Dour Professor | 
| John Wyler | Professor #2 | 
| Jeni Vici | Stretch | 
| Carl Munoz | Man with Tire Iron | 
| Christopher White | College Student | 
| Brien Varady | College Student | 
| Keith Addis | Vegas Sharpie #1 | 
| Martin Erlichman | Vegas Sharpie #2 | 
| Peggy Ann Stevens | Disco Girl | 
| Raymond Bear | Bodyguard | 
| David Carson | Mr. Andre | 
| Tracy McBride | Thunderbird Lady | 
| Jesse McBride | Thunderbird Kid | 
| Helen Kelly | Woman at the Hotel (uncredited) | 
| Jennifer Leigh Rice | (uncredited) | 
| Bruce Scivally | Student with Bicycle (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Jim McBride | Screenplay, Director | 
| L.M. Kit Carson | Screenplay | 
| François Truffaut | Author | 
| Jack Nitzsche | Original Music Composer | 
| Richard H. Kline | Director of Photography | 
| Robert Estrin | Editor | 
| Albert Bettcher | Camera Operator | 
| Everett Creach | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer, Production Sound Mixer | 
| Richard Sylbert | Production Design | 
| J. Allen Highfill | Costume Design | 
| George Gaines | Set Decoration | 
| Rachel Igel | First Assistant Editor | 
| Daniel Allan Carlin | Music Editor | 
| Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Stephen Paley | Music Supervisor | 
| Julie Pitkanen | Script Supervisor | 
| Tracy Tynan | Other | 
| Tom Lucas | Makeup Artist | 
| Vivian McAteer | Hairstylist | 
| Joe Torrenueva | Hairdresser | 
| Lambert Marks | Costumer | 
| Deborah Hopper | Costumer | 
| Jeff Carson | Music Editor | 
| Frank E. Warner | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Larry D. Howard | Gaffer | 
| Robert Sordal | Key Grip | 
| Michael Ross | Property Master | 
| Mako Koiwai | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Elisabeth Leustig | Casting Associate | 
| Jud Kehl | First Assistant Camera | 
| Pearl Kempton | Extras Casting | 
| Bill Dance | Extras Casting Coordinator | 
| Jane Jenkins | Casting | 
| Jeff Imada | Stunts | 
| Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts | 
| Rick Barker | Stunts | 
| David Burton | Stunts | 
| Diane Carter | Stunts | 
| Mickey Alzola | Stunts | 
| Phil Chong | Stunts | 
| Marguerite Happy | Stunts | 
| Gary Littlejohn | Stunts | 
| William T. Lane | Stunts | 
| Leonard P. Geer | Stunts | 
| Laurie Creach | Stunts | 
| Jack Baran | First Assistant Director | 
| Debra Michaelson | Second Assistant Director | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Martin Erlichman | Producer | 
| Keith Addis | Executive Producer | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 27 | 44 | 14 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 46 | 59 | 33 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 30 | 54 | 15 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 7 | 784 | 875 | 
| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 6 | 300 | 533 |