Top of the World (1997 film)

Top of the World

Directed by	Sidney J. Furie
Written by	Bart Madison
Starring	Peter Weller Dennis Hopper Tia Carrere
Music by	Robert O. Ragland
Cinematography	Alan Caso
Edited by	Alain Jakubowicz
Release dates	1997
Running time	99 min.
Country	USA
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 featured 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 Charles Atlas
Tia Carrere as Rebecca Mercer
David Alan Grier as Detective Augustus
Joe Pantoliano as Vince Castor

External links

Top of the World at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Sidney J. Furie

A Dangerous Age (1958)
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 (1981)
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)
In Her Defense (1998)
My 5 Wives (2000)
Cord (2001)
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)
The Dependables (2014)

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