ComedyAdventure

Hopscotch

- The most dangerous man in the world. He's about to expose the CIA, the FBI, the KGB ... and himself.

When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destroying his own records and traveling to Austria where he begins work on a memoir that will expose all his former agency's covert practices. The CIA catches wind of the book and sends other agents after him, initiating a frenetic game of cat and mouse that spans the globe.

Release Date : 1980-09-26

Language :GermanEnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Connelly AssociatesEly and Edy LandauInternational Film InvestorsShan Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Miles Kendig

Original Name : Walter Matthau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Isobel

Original Name : Glenda Jackson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jack Cutter

Original Name : Sam Waterston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Myerson

Original Name : Ned Beatty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yaskov

Original Name : Herbert Lom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ross

Original Name : David Matthau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Westlake

Original Name : George Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ludlum

Original Name : Ivor Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carla

Original Name : Lucy Saroyan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maddox

Original Name : Severn Darden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saint Breheret

Original Name : George Pravda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Realtor

Original Name : Jacquelyn Hyde

Gender : Female

Character Name : Alfie

Original Name : Mike Gwilym

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tobin

Original Name : Terry Beaver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clausen

Original Name : Ray Charleson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman #1

Original Name : Christopher Driscoll

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman #2

Original Name : Michael Cronin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Sergeant

Original Name : Roy Sampson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Follett

Original Name : Douglas Dirkson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Myerson

Original Name : Anne Haney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Spy in Oktoberfest

Original Name : Shan Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mechanic

Original Name : Randy Patrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Joe Dorsey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maddox's Receptionist

Original Name : Candice Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cocktail Waitress

Original Name : Susan McShayne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coffee Shop Manager

Original Name : Yolanda King

Gender : Female

Character Name : Salesman in Electric Shop

Original Name : Antony Carrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : CIA Telephone Technician

Original Name : Osman Ragheb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Border Guard

Original Name : Roland Fröhlich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Immigration Officer

Original Name : Jeremy Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Telephone Operator

Original Name : Sally Nesbitt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Westlake's Receptionist

Original Name : Susan Engel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bookshop Cashier

Original Name : Joanna McCallum

Gender : Female

Character Name : Myerson's Secretary

Original Name : Laura Whyte

Gender : Female

Character Name : FBI Technician

Original Name : Larry Larson

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Man

Original Name : Seab Worthy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bellman

Original Name : Danny Covington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seaplane Pilot

Original Name : Richard Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Philip Voss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Debra Hook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chartermain

Original Name : Allan Cuthbertson

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

A simply delightful little film. After growing tired of the job, CIA agent Miles Kendig decides to get out of the business once and for all. Fearing that his peace, and maybe his life, could be threatened by the organisation, he tells them that unless he is left alone he will spill the beans on all the secrets that he knows about. They call his bluff, thinking he is full of bitter hot air, so he promptly starts sending out to them one chapter at a time. Realising that Kendig is serious, the CIA sets about putting a stop to him, by whatever means necessary!!. But with Kendig having been one of their own once, he is one shrewd customer, and stopping him is going to be one hell of a job. Based on the Brian Garfield novel, Hopscotch is a cheeky comedy paced with utter perfection from director Ronald Neame. Featuring a very accomplished cast, Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Herbert Lom, Ned Beatty & Sam Waterston, Hopscotch relies on a sharp script and incredibly appealing dialogue to bring home the bacon, and it does, admirably so. It's the type of film that one knows is not about winning awards, the kind of film that is an actors film, where everyone is comfortable with the material and appears to be having a great time. The lead role of Kendig is tailor made for Matthau, ambling along at his own pace with a glint in his eye and a quip on his tongue, Matthau carries the film with charming ease. The others all contribute of course, but the comedy gold comes from Walter and that lived in face of his. So bits of drama here, bits of comedy there, Hopscotch is a very well made and hugely enjoyable picture, recommended. 7/10