The Hunter (1980) Movie Review

 Starring…………. Steve mcQueen , Eli Wallach and Kathryn Harrold

Director……………..Buzz Kulik

Synopsis

Bounty hunter Papa Thorson is receiving Death threats from a criminal he helped put away. This while his girlfriend is about to give birth, and even he isn’t looking forward to.

Warning spoilers ahead

My Review

Well after watching the hunter movie again have to say it was not best written movie but more of drama movie with him being worried about his pregnant girlfriend who will be giving birth soon as he Hunt down the bad guys he is a bounty hunter by the way and boy he sure can fight I am sure they use lots of body doubles in this due to Steve having cancer you can tell he has problems hold up in some movie scenes but least he had a enough to do this one was his last film which was something in my view this proves he was a great actor as well.

Well at start he arrest the black guy name Tommy so papa takes him pretty much first 10 mins nothing happen too much but around 14-15 mark he starts to fight a big guy huge it was good fight didn’t last too long though but boy he was big tall guy but papa win and took him and Tommy to police station.

Then after as he was pulling in a odd dude was watch him in a van for some reason very odd then that where pregnant Dotty comes in played by Kathryn Harrold now I have not see a lot of her movies too much but have heard she was in a few top films back then so that why they sign and will say they did a great job making her pregnant as well she was beautiful as well in this one that for sure.

After that movie can of slow down again but he does get some threat that probably the guy in van who almost shot him but waited better watch out for him he out for revenge funny part he goes to labor and birth class and you can tell he does not want to be there as soon as goes out of town crazy man goes after dotty at the school and send her a scary message he is one crazy dude pretty scary.

Then it goes to a shot of papa getting almost blow up and run over papa chase after them with a huge tractor it was funny because it backfired on them as they got blow up but in next scene they show them all bandaid up some how they survive that is something must would not.

His mood then changes after see Pete they do a drink a lot after that he yelled at everybody to leave they did and dotty and him get into fight over the baby that will soon come so he leaves as she cries good acting there he try to patch things up with her later but does not work as he leaves again wonder if his future is with and the baby not bad writing there.

Then after that he heads to Chicago where pretty much though the town he goes after the guy he after on top on building jump then subway or train where bad guy threat to kill a kid pretty long subway fight too I almost thought they would take up the whole movie but did not pretty good battle papa was almost killed many times did they overdue it too much well little bit but it was a good chase this May of been papa tough challenge yet of the movie then it not over yet as guy goes into a huge parking lot that goes up god this guy never quits the battle did end as guy run off parking lot and into lake.

Well just when he think he can come home and try to patch things up with Dotty this where he finds out Tommy was knock crazy guy too dirty to the school and so he went there and see her tie up she making noises bet baby is coming that what I think he was lucky a cop came there so he can get out quick lucky the guy was dumb papa set him as he got blow up in chemistry lab what a fool.

Then after that last 5 mins was funny as baby was coming she said she  feel it and he goes like breath I was like dude let her have the baby it is coming now but will say that funny they get to hospital as he was telling the nurse she having the baby now and pass out but smell sauce woke him in time to see his new baby as final scene of Steve McQueen movie career came to a sad close with him as papa holding baby and saying god bliss even I tear up after that months later he passed away beautiful ended there to a great actor career.

The Hunter was a good movie not best though but what made this one was acting from Steve McQueen finale movie there did have a lot a action scenes and that ending when dotty giving birth her acting was so good it almost like she was giving birth in real life no it was but it look real I will say.

Well to close out this review will say this I did not see too many Steve McQueen movies there was a few I did like him in the 1957 blob was good along with my favorite movie along with the Towering Inferno as well I hope to find and see more of his movies and review right and Steve you are indeed miss and May you rest In peace.

I give the Hunter (1980) a rating of 7/10