"Mitch" Mitchell is an aviator who has been hired to take a child in a guardianship suit out of California into Mexico. He is accompanied by Maxine Bush, the secretary of the head of a private-detective agency who has been hired to care for the kid until the suit is over.
Is this thing worth your time? If you like old-school black and white movies where people smoke constantly and talk fast, sure, Pursuit is fine for a Tuesday night. It’s got that breezy, B-movie energy that doesn't ask much of you. If you’re looking for high-stakes drama or something that’ll stick in your brain for mor...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Edwin L. Marin
George B. Seitz
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"Is this thing worth your time? If you like old-school black and white movies where people smoke constantly and talk fast, sure, Pursuit is fine for a Tuesday night. It’s got that breezy, B-movie energy that doesn't ask much of you. If you’re looking for high-stakes drama or something that’ll stick in your brain for more than an hour, keep walking. The whole thing feels like a weird, jittery road trip. Mitch is the typical rough-around-the-edges pilot, and Maxine is... well, she’s there. They sp..."
Frank Yaconelli
Lawrence G. Blochman, Robert Benchley, Wells Root
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