starring
Gene Hackman , Jennifer Warren
Hired by a former Hollywood starlet to find her daughter, Harry Moseby - football star turned detective - heads for Florida, where he finds the promiscuous teenager. Gradually Moseby, who has his own marital troubles, gets involved in the family's complicated and unhappy relationships - and an illegal smuggling activity. A brilliantly witty and topical screenplay lifts the film far above the level of a conventional thriller and allows Hackman to give one of his finest performances as the disillusioned detective.
Screenplay by ALAN SHARP
Produced by ROBERT M. SHERMAN
Directed by ARTHUR PENN . Films: page 21 (First showing on British television)