Walking the Edge

USA | 1985 | 94 minutes | R


A Los Angeles taxi driver picks up a woman in his cab, not knowing that she’s on a suicidal revenge mission. He manages to escape with her before getting killed, but deranged gangsters are searching for them.


Director: Norbert Meisel
Cast: Robert Forster, Nancy Kwan, Joe Spinell


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DETAILS

Neon Dreams goes grindhouse-mode for an excessive joyride through the seedy streets and grimey locales of early-80s Los Angeles. The legendary Robert Forster stars in Walking The Edge, a rip-roaring tale of redemption and vigilante justice that is as unhinged and over-the-top as they come.

Nancy Kwan, who co-wrote the screenplay, portrays a woman seeking vengeance against the gang (led by Neon Dreams favourite Joe Spinell) that murdered her family. On her road to retribution she crosses paths with a burnt out cabbie played by Forster, and gets him mixed up in a violent and deadly situation. An ’80s prototype to Michael Mann’s Collateral, Walking The Edge also clearly inspired Quentin Tarantino with Forster’s Max Cherry character in Jackie Brown arguably a continuation of his character in this film.

Boasting a funky score by Jay Chattaway and some truly memorable one-liners sure to have our audience howling, Walking The Edge is an obscure gem that may be your new cult obsession. If you’re a fan of hard-boiled exploitation cinema, this screening—presented on a new 4K restoration care of the fine folks at Fun City Editions—is not to be missed. (BRENDAN ROSS)

This screening and others are made possible thanks to our wonderful sponsor Hollywood Suite.

Doors Open 30 Minutes Before Showtime.


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