Walking the Edge

Walking the Edge is a 1985 crime film and action film directed by Norbert Meisel, written by Curt Allen, and starring Robert Forster, Nancy Kwan, Joe Spinell, A Martinez, James McIntire, Wayne Woodson, Luis Contreras.[1]

Walking the Edge
Video release poster
Directed byNorbert Meisel
Produced bySergei Goncharoff
Written byCurt Allen
StarringRobert Forster
Nancy Kwan
Joe Spinell
A Martinez
James McIntire
Wayne Woodson
Luis Contreras
Russ Courtney
Music byKlaus Schulze
Edited byWarren Chadwick
Distributed byEmpire Pictures
Release date
  • January 11, 1985 (1985-01-11)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A criminal gang led by Brusstar (Joe Spinell) enters a home with the intention of killing a man. A housewife, Christine (Nancy Kwan), survives the hit that kills her husband and young son. Shocked, she discovers that her upstanding citizen of a husband (Phil H. Fravel) was a drug dealer. She decides to take revenge on the criminal gang that has murdered her husband and son.

A down on his luck L.A. taxi driver and numbers runner, Jason Walk (Robert Forster) unwittingly becomes involved and helps her in her quest to survive and take revenge on the people who murdered her family.

Cast
  • Robert Forster .... Jason Walk
  • Nancy Kwan .... Christine Holloway
  • Joe Spinell .... Brusstar
  • A Martinez .... Tony
  • James McIntire .... Jimmy
  • Wayne Woodson .... McKee
  • Doug Toby .... Danny Holloway
  • Phil H. Fravel .... Jerry Holloway
  • Luis Contreras .... Jesus
  • Terrence Beasor .... Gambler Bob
  • Bernard Erhard .... Fat Man
  • Jim Fitzpatrick .... Fat Man's Bodyguard (as James Fitzpatrick)
  • Ivy Bethune .... Mrs. Johnson
  • Jacqueline Giroux .... Linda (as Jackie Giroux)
  • Aarika Wells .... Julia
  • Howard Honig .... Ron
  • Frankie Hill .... Delia
  • Russ Courtney .... Leon
  • Jerry Jones ... Gabby
  • Leonard D'John .... Mickey
  • Peter Pan ... Chinese Herbalist
  • Jamie V. Arias .... Tango Man
  • Rosa M. Torres .... Tango Woman
  • Stan Kamber .... Punk Rock Bartender
  • Falling Idols ...... Punk Band

Availability

The film was released on videocassette in 1985 by Vestron Video. Afterwards, Anchor Bay released the film onto DVD in 2000. The DVD contained a commentary by director Norbert Meisel and stars Nancy Kwan and Robert Forster.

References
  1. "Walking the Edge". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
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