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    Eureka (1982)

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    A gold prospector strikes it rich and lives in the lap of luxury on a Caribbean island until his headstrong daughter’s troubles and a gang of Miami thugs cause his downfall.

    Gene Hackman (in a scorching performance) stars as the prospector who finds a fortune in gold but no joy in his life, particularly when his daughter (Theresa Russell) takes up with a dissolute playboy (Rutger Hauer).

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    Confrontation is inevitable and it all takes place at Hackman’s Caribbean mansion where mobsters Mickey Rourke and Joe Pesci violently intrude to get their hands on a piece of the action.

    The plot does meander about on occasion but the combination of a terrific cast, some stunning imagery, and a story reeking with primal forces, ensures that the film is never less than interesting.

    Nicolas Roeg has been responsible for some great movies – Performance (1970), Walkabout (1970), Don’t Look Now (1973) – and though this torrid tale of greed, gold and gangsters isn’t one of them, there’s still enough of the director’s distinctive style to grab the attention.

    Jack McCann
    Gene Hackman
    Tracy
    Theresa Russell
    Claude Maillot Van Horn
    Rutger Hauer
    Helen McCann
    Jane Lapotaire
    Aurelio D’Amato
    Mickey Rourke
    Charles Perkins
    Ed Lauter
    Mayakofsky
    Joe Pesci
    Frieda
    Helena Kallianiotes
    Worsley
    Corin Redgrave
    Pete
    Joe Spinell
    Byron Judson
    Norman Beaton
    Roger
    James Faulkner

    Director
    Nicolas Roeg

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