Movie · 1984
Against All Odds
“Sometimes love is the most dangerous game of all.”
Released 2 March 1984 121 min Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller More from 1984 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Having been cut from his professional football team, down-and-out athlete Terry Brogan is in desperate need of money. Crooked nightclub owner and bookie Jake Wise offers Terry a hefty sum to go to Mexico and find his girlfriend, Jessie Wyler. Terry cannot turn the offer down. When Terry locates Jessie, the two fall in love. Terry reports that he failed to find her, but Jake sends someone else. Terry and Jessie's love must endure unexpected twists.
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How old were they?
Richard Widmark
as Ben Caxton
Paul Valentine
as Councilman Weinberg
Jane Greer
as Mrs. Wyler
Pat Corley
as Ed Phillips
Bill McKinney
as Head Coach
Alex Karras
as Hank Sully
Swoosie Kurtz
as Edie
Allen Williams
as Bob Soames
James Woods
as Jake Wise
Saul Rubinek
as Steve Kirsch
Jeff Bridges
as Terry Brogan
Sam Scarber
as Assistant Coach
Dorian Harewood
as Tommy
Rachel Ward
as Jessie Wyler
Jonathan Terry
as Ryskind
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The numbers
43years between the oldest and youngest billed
69Richard Widmark — oldest on the call sheet
26Rachel Ward — youngest billed
44average age of the credited cast