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Kevin Bacon is Jack Casey. He traded in his three-piece suit for a ten-speed and the streets.

Genres

ActionAdventureDrama

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Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?

Others

Budget

$10000000

Revenue

$7246979

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

5.596/10

Release Date

14 February 1986

Country

United States of America

Cast

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Jack Casey

Jami Gertz

Jami Gertz

Terri

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodríguez

Hector Rodriguez

Rudy Ramos

Rudy Ramos

Gypsy

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Voodoo

Louie Anderson

Louie Anderson

Tiny (as Louis Anderson)

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Mr. Casey

Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith

Gabe Kaplan

Charles McCaughan

Charles McCaughan

Airborne

Abel Fernandez

Abel Fernandez

Guyamo

David Harris

David Harris

Apache

Georgann Johnson

Georgann Johnson

Mrs. Casey

Joel Weiss

Joel Weiss

Educated

Jimmy Romano

Jimmy Romano

Spider

Dick Warlock

Dick Warlock

Cab Driver

Joseph Hieu

Joseph Hieu

Asian Gang Member #1

Michael Paul Chan

Michael Paul Chan

Asian Gang Member #2

Valerie McIntosh

Valerie McIntosh

Hooker

Jim Henry

Jim Henry

Options Trader

Whitney Kershaw

Whitney Kershaw

Rand

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