Showdown (film)

Movie
German title	Showdown
Original title	Top of the World
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	95 (shortened 93) minutes
Age rating	FSK 18 (shortened 16)
Rod
Director	Sidney J. Furie
script	Bart Madison
production	Avi Lerner Elie Samaha
music	Robert O. Ragland
camera	Alan Caso
cut	Alain Jakubowicz
occupation
Peter Weller : Ray Mercer Dennis Hopper : Charles Atlas Tia Carrere : Rebecca Mercer David Alan Grier : Detective Augustus Joe Pantoliano : Vince Castor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa : Captain Stapler Peter Coyote : Doc Julie McCullough : Ginger Martin Kove : Carl Kevin Bernhardt : Dean Eddie Mecca : Joe Burns Derek Annunciation : Fredo Dell Yount : Mac Alexander Mervin : Benny Michael Delano : Lieutenant De Rosa

Showdown (alternative title: Countdown Las Vegas ; original title: Top of the World ) is an American action thriller from 1997 . Directed by Sidney J. Furie and written by Bart Madison .

action

Policeman Ray Mercer embezzles money from a pension fund and is sentenced to prison. He is paroled and travels with his wife Rebecca to Las Vegas , where she wants to see a divorce.

Despite his probation prohibiting him from gambling, Ray goes to a casino owned by Charles Atlas , where he wins a large sum. Shortly afterwards he gets caught in a robbery. The police suspect Ray and Rebecca as accomplices in the crime. The film ends with a failed escape by the mastermind in a helicopter.

Reviews

Diane Selkirk wrote in the Apollo Movie Guide that the film was difficult to criticize - not because it was so complex, but because it was so bad. Even the special effects are bad; one wonders why the film left the editing room. Carrere vacillates between a "strong action woman" and a victim; most of the characters are stereotyped.

The Lexicon of International Films wrote: “Despite the parallel narrative structure of three levels of action, it is a tiring and boring film whose violations of the inner logic of the story are just as embarrassing as the unsuccessful action scenes. At least the dialogues fit into these level specifications. "

backgrounds

The film was shot in Las Vegas and several other locations in Nevada . It was released direct to video in most countries, including the UK and Germany.

Web links

• Showdown in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Showdown at rotten tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Film review by Diane Selkirk ( memento of the original from March 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 11, 2008 
2. ^ Showdown in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed November 11, 2008
3. ^ Filming locations for Top of the World , accessed November 11, 2008
4. ↑ Release dates for Top of the World , accessed November 11, 2008