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Anthony Quinn plays a drug lord named Mariano like he's ordering pasta. Chaos ensues.
TMDB
60
IMDb
56
Rotten Tomatoes
49
Audience Score
49
Google
62
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High Risk (1981)

Chaotic good heist energy1981 swaggerB-movie royalty collab

Overview

AdventureActionThriller

Four American friends, badly needing money, decide to make a commando-like raid into a South American drug lord's compound.

Flag of MXMXFlag of USUS
Content warning
bandit
Desperation vs. loyaltyAmerican hubris abroadFound family under fireCapitalism makes criminals of us all

Standout Aspects

Acting

Coburn and Borgnine treating this like Shakespeare.

Practical Effects

Pre-CGI helicopter stunts that genuinely terrify.

Production

Mexico standing in for 'South America' beautifully.

Best for:Friends: Drinking game: sip when someone says 'Stone' dramatically.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry to explosions.·Rewatch: Catches new absurdities on repeat viewing.
Heads up:Violence: 1981 action violence—bloody but not torture-porn.
Stewart Raffill

Director

Stewart Raffill

ReleasedMay 1, 1981
Runtime1h 34m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feellight
Hemdale
City Enterprise

Top Cast

James Brolin

James Brolin

Stone

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Mariano

James Coburn

James Coburn

Serrano

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Clint

Bruce Davison

Bruce Davison

Dan

Cleavon Little

Cleavon Little

Rockney

Chick Vennera

Chick Vennera

Tony

Lindsay Wagner

Lindsay Wagner

Olivia

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Stewart Raffill also made 'Mac and Me'—proving he understood chaotic cinema.

Cultural

This is peak 'Americans bumble through Latin America' cinema, predating 'Romancing the Stone' by three years. The cocaine panic era loved this stuff.

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High Risk 1981 TV trailer

High Risk 1981 TV trailer

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