Top of the World (1997 film)
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| Top of the World | |
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| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Written by | Bart Madison |
| Produced by | Avi Lerner Elie Samaha |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alan Caso |
| Edited by | Alain Jakubowicz |
| Music by | Robert O. Ragland |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Trimark Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Top of the World is a 1997 film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Peter Weller, Dennis Hopper and Tia Carrere. It also features David Alan Grier, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Peter Coyote and Joe Pantoliano. The plot is set in Las Vegas.
Plot
[edit]In Las Vegas for a quickie divorce, a just-paroled ex-cop and his wife wander into the Cowboy Country Casino, run by the shady Charles Atlas. They win big, right as the casino is being robbed. The police believe their big win was a staged diversion and the two of them become suspects. Over the course of the evening and next morning, the two attempt to escape the surrounded casino and prove their innocence, as well as save their marriage.
Cast
[edit]- Peter Weller as Ray Mercer
- Dennis Hopper as Charlie Atlas
- Tia Carrere as Rebecca Mercer
- David Alan Grier as Detective Augustus
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Captain Hefter
- Gavan O'Herlihy as Lieutenant Logan
- Michael DeLano as Lieutenant De Rosa
- Joe Pantoliano as Vince Castor
- Martin Kove as Carl
- Kevin Bernhardt as Dean
- Dell Yount as Mac
- Derek Anunciation as Fredo
- Alexander Mervin as Benny
- Eddie Mekka as Joe Burns
- Ed Lauter as Mel Ridgefield
- Peter Coyote as Tony "The Butcher" Borghesi
- Paul Vroom as Chick
- Eric James as Mick
- Joseph J. Tomaska as Rick
- Peter Vent as Dick
- Larry Manetti as Morgan
- Sly Smith as Fipps
- Frank Patton III as Franco
- Rusty Meyers as Sergeant Daniels
- Julie McCullough as Ginger
- Lati Grobman as Cindy
- Paul Herman as The Valet
External links
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- 1997 films
- American crime thriller films
- 1990s English-language films
- American psychological thriller films
- Nu Image films
- Films directed by Sidney J. Furie
- Films set in the Las Vegas Valley
- Films scored by Robert O. Ragland
- 1997 crime thriller films
- 1997 psychological thriller films
- Films produced by Elie Samaha
- 1990s American films
- English-language crime thriller films
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