Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy.
Acting
Burt's weirdly committed turn as a broken-down killer with a dream.
Cinematography
Vegas as purgatory — all pink sunsets and empty parking garages.
Director
Dick Richards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Burt Reynolds fired director Dick Richards during production; Richards was rehired but the tension bleeds into Nick's exhausted performance. Method chaos.
This bombed against Top Gun in '86, cementing Reynolds' decline from superstar to direct-to-video purgatory. Watch it as elegy, not entertainment.
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