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The Chase
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Jack Hammond is sentenced to life in prison, but manages to escape. To get away from the police he takes a girl as hostage and drives off in her car. The girl happens to be the only daughter of one of the richest men in the state. In a while the car chase is being broadcast live on every TV-channel.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy irreverent road-chase comedy with nonstop momentum, anarchic energy, and pointed send-ups of sensationalist media.
- Tone
- frenetic, playful, satirical
- Payoff
- adrenaline, amusement
- Pacing
- relentless
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- escape, media spectacle, class conflict, rebellion, authority
- Setting
- contemporary, sunlit highways and suburban sprawl