Hot Pursuit

"She promised him ten days together in paradise. He never dreamed how far he'd have to go."

May 8 1987 PG-13 1h 33m
Comedy

High school student Dan Bartlett (John Cusack) misses the plane he was supposed to be on with his rich girlfriend and her family on the way to a Caribbean vacation during a school break. He flies there alone, and runs into a series of characters and misadventures as he tries to catch up.

Plot

Young Danny is following his rich girlfriend's family to the Caribbean. But suddenly he simply must take a chemistry test and cannot go with them. After they have left, he gets a leave from his professor and takes a plane to find them. But he is not quite sure where they are, and meets smugglers, crazy captains and murderers.

Written by

Steven Lisberger, Steven W. Carabatsos, Tom Mankiewicz

Directed by

Steven Lisberger

Production Countries

United States of America, Mexico

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
4,199
Average Rating
5.7 out of 10
Metascore
29
Popularity
NA