 | | Details | | | Time : | 102 min | | US Gross : | $ | | Rating : | R | | Genre : | Drama | | Cast : | Ryan O'Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, Lee Grant, Van Heflin | | Director : | Alex March | | Rating : | 1.5 stars (out of 5) | | Etc. : | | | | |
| | Before Tom Clancy made the name Jack Ryan synonymous with Cold War heroics, Ryan O'Neal broke into the movies by portraying a decidedly different Jack Ryan in this lurid drama. O'Neal's Ryan is picking cucumbers when he picks a fight with a Mexican immigrant coworker (Victor Paul). The brutal beating sends Ryan to look for work elsewhere and he lands in roadside motel. Trouble continues to follow the ex-con as both a secretary with a seedy reckless streak (Leigh Taylor-Young) and a troubled, sexy transient (Lee Grant) make plays for the handsome young Ryan. A revelation, this meandering work exudes attitude and boasts a highly unusual score by Mike Curb, who would later become Lieutenant Governor of California. Buy this movie ! |