Let's be real: this movie bombed with audiences in 1983 and hasn't developed any cult following or nostalgic charm since. A 21% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes is brutal, and the 5.7 on IMDb confirms it—this is a forgettable, poorly-executed chase thriller that even genre fans skip.
The premise has potential—desperate father, relentless pursuer, ticking clock—but the execution clearly missed the mark. For modern families, this is a double-whammy: it's both dated AND it was never good to begin with.
Unless you're doing a deep dive into Kirk Douglas's filmography or writing a thesis on early-80s action failures, there's absolutely no reason to track this down. There are dozens of better chase thrillers, prison escape movies, and father-on-a-mission stories that are actually watchable.



