Borderline

Director: Kenneth MacPherson, Jerrold Freedman Kenneth MacPherson

Overview

Tough, good-guy, knock'em-out star Charles Bronson has top billing in this action flick as Jeb Maynard, a border patrolman out to get a U.S. corporation for its unsavory exploitation of illegal immigrants. Ed Harris makes one of his earlier appearances in a feature film as Hotchkiss, the ruthless, no-holds-barred criminal who runs Mexicans across the border for money. While he is occupied filling the orders of the corporation, the border patrolman is tightening the net around his activities until everything is in place for an arrest.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/14/2015
UPC:	0011301631374
Original Release:	1980
Rating:	PG
Source:	TIMELESS MEDIA
Region Code:	1
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Charles Bronson	Jeb Maynard
Bruno Kirby	Jimmy Fante
Bert Remsen	Carl J. Richard
Michael Lerner	Henry Lydell
Kenneth McMillan	Malcolm Wallace
Ed Harris	Hotchkiss
Karmin Murcelo	Elena Morales
Enrique Castillo	Arturo
Wilford Brimley	Scooter Jackson
Norman Alden	Willie Lambert
James Victor	Mirandez
Panchito Gomez	Benito Morales
John Ashton	Charlie Monroe
Lawrence Casey	Andy Davis,Andy Davies
Charles Cyphers	Ski
Katherine Pass	Mrs. Stine
Benito Morales	Actor
John Roselius	FBI Agent
Murray MacLeod	FBI Agent
Virgil Frye	Bandit Leader
Luis Contreras	Bandit
Eduardo Ricard	Mexican Policeman
Tanya Russell	Alien Girl
Arnold Diaz	Alien Guide
Carlos Muñoz	Driver
Gil Melle	Composer

Technical Credits

Jerrold Freedman

Steve Kline

Kenneth MacPherson	Director
Jerrold Freedman	Director,Screenwriter
James Nelson	Producer
Steve Kline	Screenwriter
Charles Picerni Sr.	Stunts
Martin Starger	Executive Producer,Producer
Gene Cantamessa	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

This effort is something of an anomaly in the Charles Bronson filmography. Borderline downplays action in favor of drama and has a rather involved storyline that includes commentary on social and political issues. Unfortunately, Borderline doesn't live up to the promise of the aesthetic about-face it provides for Bronson. The script gives the interesting subject matter a rather pro forma treatment and suffers from some annoying loose ends (for instance, Karmin Murcelo's interesting character builds a relationship with Bronson but her character is abruptly dropped halfway through and never mentioned again). The script problems are compounded by Jerrold Freedman's pedestrian direction, particularly during the anticlimactic finale. The bright spots in Borderline lie in its performances: Bronson offers a reliably strong lead presence; Ed Harris makes an excellent, believably amoral villain and reliable pros like Bruno Kirby and Michael Lerner add solid support. However, the quality of the acting can't rise above the lackluster material and this makes Borderline a film best left to Bronson's hardcore fans.