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Marzack eventually catches up with Eddie and Jilly in their hotel room where he taunts Eddie for continuously stopping in his attempts to escape; which is how he was able to piece the clues together and track him down. After Eddie taunts
Marzack to kill him, Jilly knocks Marzack unconscious and Eddie
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in order to better provide for his wife Chris and their young son Bobby, who suffers from a blood disorder. His temper leads him into a few minor infractions that land him in jail, but after an unsuccessful escape attempt, he finds himself with an excessively harsh prison sentence in light of his
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Along the way, he is being chased by Carl
Marzack, an inmate transfers detective who had already re-captured Eddie after his earlier escape attempt. Marzack is able to successfully track Eddie, but is thwarted when Eddie encounters new players along the way. First, Eddie is captured, and nearly
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commented, "the title character (John
Schneider) takes a back seat during most of the proceedings. Most of the footage is devoted to Eddie's chief nemesis, small-town lawman Marzack (Kirk Douglas)." Ericson concludes the film is a "lively (if pointless) adaptation of James McLendon's novel."
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Feeling that they are facing injustice, Eddie and Chris devise an elaborate escape plan. After initially becoming involved with the prison rodeo and stowing away in a cattle truck, he begins a long, cross-country run across the Texas wilderness in an attempt to reach the
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steals his gun, leading to
Marzack pursuing him and Jilly in a car chase until Eddie shoots at Marzack's car, causing it to topple over. Ultimately, an injured Marzack captures Eddie, but has a change of heart and decides to let him go.
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and the three begin their journey to the border into Mexico for freedom.
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254:Eddie is a man that has relocated from
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474:Leonard Maltin (3 September 2013).
793:English-language crime drama films
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697:National Lampoon's Adam & Eve
477:Leonard Maltin's 2014 Movie Guide
768:Films produced by Martin Bregman
705:The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
748:American action thriller films
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382:are two guys in a bar, while
763:Films directed by Jeff Kanew
743:1980s English-language films
480:. Penguin Publishing Group.
331:Lisa Dunsheath as Kay Potts
235:in his feature film debut.
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753:American crime drama films
733:1983 action thriller films
370:during its filming in 1983
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33:Theatrical release poster
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783:Universal Pictures films
450:. Movies & TV Dept.
219:written and directed by
149:March 23, 1983
16:1983 film by Jeff Kanew
738:1983 crime drama films
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340:J. C. Quinn as Shorter
566:Eddie Macon's Run
555:Eddie Macon's Run
539:Eddie Macon's Run
523:Eddie Macon's Run
506:Eddie Macon's Run
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788:1980s American films
649:Revenge of the Nerds
397:The Dukes of Hazzard
247:through a series of
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778:Films shot in Texas
673:Troop Beverly Hills
448:"Eddie Macon's Run"
263:original offences.
212:is a 1983 American
773:Films set in Texas
611:Films directed by
528:TCM Movie Database
453:The New York Times
427:"AFI|Catalog"
386:plays Mr. Hebert.
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135:Universal Pictures
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368:Eddie Macon's Run
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85:Kirk Douglas
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625:Black Rodeo
380:Dann Florek
376:J. T. Walsh
320:Lee Purcell
283:hanged for
193:$ 5 million
125:Mike Hinton
93:Lee Purcell
69:Produced by
39:Directed by
728:1983 films
722:Categories
665:Tough Guys
613:Jeff Kanew
544:Letterboxd
413:References
344:Gil Rogers
335:Tom Noonan
326:Leah Ayres
310:as Marzack
296:Rio Grande
275:border in
249:flashbacks
221:Jeff Kanew
217:drama film
198:Box office
169:95 minutes
153:1983-03-23
112:Jeff Kanew
52:Jeff Kanew
49:Written by
43:Jeff Kanew
689:Babiy Yar
390:Reception
245:backstory
109:Edited by
446:(2007).
346:as Logan
285:rustling
182:Language
117:Music by
81:Starring
57:Based on
657:Gotcha!
526:at the
256:Florida
185:English
174:Country
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