Fast Getaway II
Fast Getaway II is a 1994 direct-to-video action comedy/adventure film, starring Corey Haim, Cynthia Rothrock and Leo Rossi. The film is a sequel to the popular Fast Getaway, released in 1991.
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| Directed by | Oley Sassone |
| Produced by | Paul Hertzberg Catalaine Knell Russell D. Markowitz |
| Written by | Mark Sevi |
| Starring | Corey Haim Cynthia Rothrock Leo Rossi |
| Music by | David Robbins |
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| Distributed by | Live Home Video (VHS) |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Nelson Potter, now retired from bank robbing, runs an insurance business in Tucson, Arizona with his partner Patrice. Their job is to evaluate security measures at local banks by staging armed robberies. After one such drill, Nelson is confronted and assaulted by a shady FBI agent named Ranken.
Later that night, Lilly (a vengeful ex-partner from Nelson’s bank robbing days) arrives at the same bank. Faking a flat tire, she tricks the two janitors into opening the door and incapacitates them before sending two of her own men into the bank to carry out the robbery.
The next morning, Nelson receives a call notifying him of the breach. However, Patrice gets fed up with his immaturity and womanizing and quits the business, despite having a crush on him. At the bank, Nelson learns that no money was taken, but instead the thieves were after the contents of a safe deposit box. Nelson brings surveillance photos from the break-in to his father Sam in prison, who quickly identifies Lilly as the culprit.
Meanwhile, Agent Ranken shows up at Nelson’s house and confronts Patrice. He alleges that Nelson is nothing more than a common criminal, who only escaped justice because his father made a deal with the District Attorney. He also reveals that three of the five banks she and Nelson evaluated for security had been robbed afterwards, and suspects Nelson is responsible. He then manhandles Patrice and threatens her with prosecution if she is involved.
Lilly stages a medical emergency at another bank in order to steal a key to the front door. That night, a drunken Nelson returns home from a date to find a burglar lurking within. He chases the man outside, only to be knocked out by Lilly. She then enters the bank with her cohorts and gains access to the vault, where she plants a pocketknife taken from Nelson’s home to incriminate him.
Nelson calls Patrice over to his house and the two make amends. While watching his own security footage, Nelson witnesses the encounter between her and Agent Ranken, just before Ranken arrives to arrest him. Nelson flees with Ranken in pursuit, but he eventually manages to get away.
At the prison, Sam watches a news broadcast implicating Nelson in the robberies. With the help of Lilly’s old partner Tony, Sam escapes the prison and sneaks into Nelson’s house, where he runs into Patrice. The two leave together, unaware that Ranken is tailing them. They reunite with Nelson at a laundromat, where Sam reveals Lilly’s scheme to replace old money to be taken out of circulation with counterfeit bills. When Ranken arrives, Sam and Nelson barely avoid being captured; Patrice surrenders herself in their stead. With the help of a colleague, she tracks Nelson to the bank where Lilly is predicted to strike next.
Lilly takes Nelson, Sam, and Patrice captive while she robs the bank, but an exploding bundle of money triggers the fire alarm causing everyone to flee. Lilly takes Patrice hostage while Sam and Nelson give chase. When a psychotic Ranken shows up with a grenade launcher, Sam distracts him long enough for Nelson to catch up with Lilly and rescue Patrice.
Early the next day, Sam returns to prison just in time for the morning roll call, having smuggled in a bag of money from the previous night’s robbery. Outside, Nelson and Patrice share a kiss and discuss renewing their partnership before driving away together.
Production notes
The film was shot in Tucson, Arizona and features a 1994 Mazda RX7 as his getaway car.
Release history
Fast Getaway II was released on VHS by Live Entertainment and in Canada by C/FP Video in 1994.
References
- Fast Getaway II combined details IMDB.com. Retrieved December 28, 2005.
- Fast Getaway II Filming location notes IMDB.com. Retrieved December 28, 2005.