The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
Who says you can't take it with you?
1981 | 100m | English
Popularity: 13 (history)
| Director: | Roger Spottiswoode, Buzz Kulik |
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| Writer: | Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, J.D. Reed |
| Staring: |
| A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a meticulous plan to disappear into anonymity despite the best efforts of a dogged cop? | |
| Release Date: | Nov 13, 1981 |
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| Director: | Roger Spottiswoode, Buzz Kulik |
| Writer: | Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, J.D. Reed |
| Genres: | Adventure, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Duvall | Gruen |
| Treat Williams | D.B. Cooper |
| Kathryn Harrold | Hannah |
| Ed Flanders | Brigadier |
| Paul Gleason | Remson |
| R.G. Armstrong | Dempsey |
| Dorothy Fielding | Denise |
| Howard K. Smith | Howard K. Smith |
| Karen Newhouse | Girl Friend in Stream |
| Nicolas Coster | Avery |
| Cooper Huckabee | Homer |
| Christopher Curry | Hippie |
| Ramon Chavez | El Capitan |
| Stacy Newton | Cowboy |
| Pat Ast | Horse Lady |
| Jack Dunlap | Drinking Buddy |
| Brad Sergi | Drinking Buddy |
| Michael Potter | Pilot |
| Charles Benton | Sharpshooter |
| Mike Casper | Bomb Squad |
| James Lee | Bomb Squad |
| Henry Kendrick | FBI Agent |
| James Wiers | FBI Agent |
| Marc Jeffreys | FBI Agent |
| D.G. Smilnak | FBI Agent |
| David Adams | FBI Interviewer |
| Charles Haigh | Navigator |
| Stephen Blood | Co-Pilot |
| Tommy Ciulla | Boy Friend in Stream |
| Richard Brown | Crop Duster Man |
| Michael O’Hare | Car Owner |
| Robert Sola | Ranger |
| Tom D. May | Copter Pilot |
| Sanford Gibbons | State Trooper |
| Lynn Radcliffe | Cop at Luncheonette |
| Mearl Ross | Indian Father |
| Patrick Garcia | Indian Boy |
| Gregory Suke | Indian Boy |
| Jessica Garcia | Indian Girl |
| Leigh Webb | Bartender |
| Jim Clouse | Saloon Man |
| David Falkosky | Saloon Man |
| John Herold | Saloon Man |
| Bill Townsend | Saloon Player |
| Christine Dolny | Child |
| Michael Goodsite | Child |
| Glenda Young | Avery's Secretary |
| Dave Gilbert | Person-on-the-Street |
| Bill Wittman | Person-on-the-Street |
| Conrad Marshall | Person-on-the-Street |
| Marsoupial | Possum |
| Diane Baldessari | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Roy Lewis Garton | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| Cliff Owens | Kid at Hamburger Stand (uncredited) |
| John Richard Petersen | Paramedic (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Alan Fiskin | Screenplay |
| Harry Stradling Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Charles F. Wheeler | Director of Photography |
| J.D. Reed | Novel |
| Allan Jacobs | Editor |
| Robbe Roberts | Editor |
| Jennifer Jackson Part | Casting |
| Karen Rea | Casting |
| Ruth A. Redfern | Stunts |
| E. Preston Ames | Production Design |
| Mickey S. Michaels | Set Decoration |
| R. Chris Westlund | Set Decoration |
| Jean Austin | Hairstylist |
| Larry Darr | Makeup Artist |
| John M. Elliott Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Guedel | Makeup Artist |
| Gail Rowell-Ryan | Hairstylist |
| R. Anthony Brown | Second Assistant Director |
| Richard Learman | First Assistant Director |
| Louis S. Muscate | Second Assistant Director |
| Charles Bail | Second Unit Director |
| Yoram Ben-Ami | Assistant Director |
| Tony Garber | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jimmy Ling | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bob Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Al Overton Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Bill Phillips | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Hal Sanders | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bill Teague | Sound Mixer |
| Darryl Linkow | Sound Mixer |
| Bill Balles | Special Effects |
| Gene Grigg | Special Effects |
| Al Jones | Stunts |
| Kathy Massengale | Stunts |
| Jerry Meyers | Stunts |
| Breck O'Neill | Stunts |
| Michael Sammons | Stunts |
| Art Scholl | Stunts |
| Whitey Hughes | Stunts |
| Robert D. McBride | Camera Operator |
| Stan McClain | Assistant Camera |
| Richard Craig Meinardus | Assistant Camera |
| Victor Nikaido | Assistant Camera |
| Chris Schwiebert | Camera Operator |
| Richard Tim Vanik | Camera Operator |
| Don Nygren | Gaffer |
| Earl C. Williman | Gaffer |
| Doug Mathias | Gaffer |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Roger Spottiswoode | Director |
| Gary Combs | Stunt Coordinator |
| Ron Shelton | Creative Consultant, Additional Writing |
| Joel Silver | Creative Consultant |
| Doris Grau | Script Supervisor |
| James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Buzz Kulik | Additional Writing, Director |
| W.D. Richter | Additional Writing |
| Daniel Attias | Second Assistant Director |
| Gilbert B. Combs | Stunts |
| Alan Gibbs | Stunts |
| Dean Raphael Ferrandini | Stunts |
| Don E. FauntLeRoy | Assistant Camera |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Don Kranze | Executive Producer |
| Dan Wigutow | Producer |
| William Tennant | Executive Producer |
| Michael Taylor | Producer |
| Ron Shelton | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Robert Duvall | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
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