Against All Odds

James Woods doesn't get to play many romantic leads--and he certainly doesn't get the girl in this handsome, if occasionally hollow, remake of Out of the Past. As the mover-and-shaker lover of Rachel Ward, he loses her--if only temporarily--to ex-football star Jeff Bridges. Woods captures the insecurity behind a man of power who understands that the women in his life love his money first. But he also shows us the real tenderness that kept Ward close when money lost its glitter. Bridges is at his best, playing the should-have-been trying to keep his future from repeating his dead-end past. Look for actress Jane Greer (who played the Ward role in the 1947 original opposite Robert Mitchum and Kirk Douglas) in a small role. --Marshall Fine

Movie Details

Cast: Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras, Jane Greer, Richard Widmark, Dorian Harewood, Swoosie Kurtz, Saul Rubinek, Pat Corley, Bill McKinney, Allen Williams, Sam Scarber, Jon St. Elwood, Tamara Stafford
MPAA Rating: R
Running time: 128 min
DVD Aspect Ratios: 1.85:1

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DVD Features:

Available Subtitles: English, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Georgian, Thai

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)

Commentary by: director Taylor Hackford, screenwriter Eric Hughes, director Taylor Hackford, and actors Jeff Bridges and James Woods

Two Music Video: Against All Odds, by Phil Collins, My Male Curiosity, by Kid Creole & the Coconuts

Seven Deleted Scenes (With Optional Director Commentary)

Trailers for The Last Picture Show, Arlington Road & Starman

International rating:

Australia: M

DVD International release dates:
North America: Dec 14, 99
Europe: Oct 13, 03

VHS International release dates:
North America: Feb 14, 96
Europe: Oct 11, 93