The Chase (1991 film)

The Chase
The DVD cover for The Chase
Directed by	Paul Wendkos
Produced by	Barry Bernard Paul Wendkos
Written by	Guerdon Trueblood
Starring	Casey Siemaszko Ben Johnson Gerry Bamman Robert Beltran Barry Corbin
Music by	W. G. Snuffy Waldon
Cinematography	Chuck Arnold
Edited by	Christopher Cooke
Distributed by	Steve White Productions Spectacor Films
Release dates	February 10, 1991
Running time	93 minutes
Language	English

The Chase is a 1991 crime drama television film starring Casey Siemaszko, Ben Johnson and Gerry Bamman. It was directed by Paul Wendkos. The film is based on the true story of American bank robber, Phillip Hutchinson, who robbed a bank, killed a cop and took an old man hostage in a 1988 rampage in Denver, Colorado. The film is ninety-three-minutes long and was released on February 10, 1991, to tie in with the three year anniversary of the event, which took place on February 9, 1988.

Plot

In Denver, Colorado, Phillip Hutchinson robs a bank, kills a cop, and takes an old man hostage. As he flees the police, a news helicopter films him. Hutchinson momentarily escapes from the police but is stopped by the news helicopter pilot when he lands the helicopter in front of Hutchinson. Hutchinson is surrounded by the police and then shot dead, after firing at them and threatening to kill his hostage. The hostage escapes unharmed.

Cast

• Casey Siemaszko as Phillip Hutchinson, the bank robber
• Ben Johnson as John Laurienti, the hostage
• Gerry Bamman as Peter
• Robert Beltran as Mike Silva, the news helicopter pilot
• Barry Corbin as Bob Wallis, the murdered cop
• Megan Follows as Gloria Whipple
• Sheila Kelley as Roxanne
• Ricki Lake as Tammie, the bank teller
• Anthony Tyler Quinn as Dale
• Gailard Sartain as Hammer
• Jimmie F. Skaggs as Tom
• Micole Mercurio
• Nada Despotovich
• Daniel Quinn as Julian
• Georgia Emelin
• Paul Collins

Reception

Variety wrote that the film is unsubtle but recreates the event with "attention-getting incisiveness".^[1] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly rated it a letter grade of A− and wrote, "Terse and tense, The Chase is chilling."^[2]

References

1. Prouty, Howard H., ed. (1994). Variety TV REV 1991-92 17. Garland Publishing. February 8, 1991. ISBN 0-8240-3796-0.
2. Tucker, Ken (1991-02-08). "The Chase". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

External links

• The Chase at the Internet Movie Database