Walking the Edge

Walking the Edge is a 1985 crime film and action film directed by Norbert Meisel, written by Curt Allen, and starring Robert Forster, Nancy Kwan, Joe Spinell, A Martinez, James McIntire, Wayne Woodson, Luis Contreras.[1]

Walking the Edge
Video release poster
Directed byNorbert Meisel
Produced bySergei Goncharoff
Written byCurt Allen
StarringRobert Forster
Nancy Kwan
Joe Spinell
A Martinez
James McIntire
Wayne Woodson
Luis Contreras
Russ Courtney
Music byKlaus Schulze
Edited byWarren Chadwick
Distributed byEmpire Pictures
Release date
  • January 11, 1985 (1985-01-11)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A criminal gang led by Brusstar (Joe Spinell) enters a home with the intention of killing a man. A housewife, Christine (Nancy Kwan), survives the hit that kills her husband and young son. Shocked, she discovers that her upstanding citizen of a husband (Phil H. Fravel) was a drug dealer. She decides to take revenge on the criminal gang that has murdered her husband and son.

A down on his luck L.A. taxi driver and numbers runner, Jason Walk (Robert Forster) unwittingly becomes involved and helps her in her quest to survive and take revenge on the people who murdered her family.

Cast
  • Robert Forster as Jason Walk
  • Nancy Kwan as Christine Holloway
  • Joe Spinell as Brusstar
  • A Martinez as Tony
  • James McIntire as Jimmy
  • Wayne Woodson as McKee
  • Doug Toby as Danny Holloway
  • Phil H. Fravel as Jerry Holloway
  • Luis Contreras as Jesus
  • Terrence Beasor as Gambler Bob
  • Bernard Erhard as Fat Man
  • Jim Fitzpatrick as Fat Man's Bodyguard (as James Fitzpatrick)
  • Ivy Bethune as Mrs. Johnson
  • Jacqueline Giroux as Linda (as Jackie Giroux)
  • Aarika Wells as Julia
  • Howard Honig as Ron
  • Frankie Hill as Delia
  • Russ Courtney as Leon
  • Jerry Jones as Gabby
  • Leonard D'John as Mickey
  • Peter Pan as Chinese Herbalist
  • Jamie V. Arias as Tango Man
  • Rosa M. Torres as Tango Woman
  • Stan Kamber as Punk Rock Bartender
  • Falling Idols as Punk Band

Home media

The film was released on videocassette in 1985 by Vestron Video. Afterwards, Anchor Bay released the film onto DVD in 2000. The DVD contained a commentary by director Norbert Meisel and stars Nancy Kwan and Robert Forster.

References
  1. "Walking the Edge". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
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