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A corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.A corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.A corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.
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- TriviaThe original finish, which was filmed and edited into previews, had Charlie Smith (Jack Nicholson) bomb the Border Patrol Headquarters and get sent to prison. But the ending proved to be too downbeat for audiences.
- GoofsWhen Charlie arrests the two factory workers, he incorrectly identifies himself as being from "the Bureau of Naturalization and Immigration" instead of the correct name of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).
- Quotes
Charlie Smith: I can't afford a fucking dream house!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sneak Previews: Personal Best/The Border/Venom/Zoot Suit (1982)
- SoundtracksAcross the Borderline
Written by Jim Dickinson, John Hiatt, Ry Cooder
Performed by Freddy Fender (as Freddie Fender)
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I can't afford a f*cking dream house!
There are two things about this movie that make it a must-watch: Jack Nicholson in one of his best performances, and the issue of immigration.
Nicholson is a border guard who tries to resist the money available but his crazy wife (Valerie Perrine) just spends, spends, and spends like he was a Rockefeller. He finally joins with his neighbor and partner (Harvey Keitel) and runs some Mexicans across the border.
Charlie (Nicholson) still has some morals and that causes problems for his partner. He is also taken with Maria (Elpidia Carrillo), and that causes problems for their Mexican contact, so he sets him up to control him.
However, he can't control Charlie, and now even the boss (Warren Oates) is mad at him.
Tony Richardson's film has a lot of elements of Sam Peckinpah. Exciting to the end.
Music by the great Ry Cooder.
Nicholson is a border guard who tries to resist the money available but his crazy wife (Valerie Perrine) just spends, spends, and spends like he was a Rockefeller. He finally joins with his neighbor and partner (Harvey Keitel) and runs some Mexicans across the border.
Charlie (Nicholson) still has some morals and that causes problems for his partner. He is also taken with Maria (Elpidia Carrillo), and that causes problems for their Mexican contact, so he sets him up to control him.
However, he can't control Charlie, and now even the boss (Warren Oates) is mad at him.
Tony Richardson's film has a lot of elements of Sam Peckinpah. Exciting to the end.
Music by the great Ry Cooder.
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- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,118,683
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $516,014
- Jan 31, 1982
- Gross worldwide
- $6,118,683
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