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Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

Armed and sort of dangerous.

20155.81h 27m

Overview

Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva, a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and her husband can testify against a drug lord. Plans go awry when Mr. Riva gets ambushed, leaving Daniella a widow. Cooper and her witness must now use their wits to escape from crooked cops and murderous gunmen, while not killing each other in the process.

Directed by Anne Fletcher
Written by David Feeney, John Quaintance
Produced by Reese Witherspoon, Dana Fox, Bruna Papandrea
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $51.7M

Top Cast

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Officer Rose 'Coop' Cooper

Sofía Vergara

Sofía Vergara

Daniella Riva

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Captain Emmett

Robert Kazinsky

Robert Kazinsky

Randy

Richard T. Jones

Richard T. Jones

Deputy Marshall Jackson

Michael Mosley

Michael Mosley

Dixon

Matthew Del Negro

Matthew Del Negro

Hauser

Benny Nieves

Benny Nieves

Jesus

Michael Ray Escamilla

Michael Ray Escamilla

Angel

Vincent Laresca

Vincent Laresca

Felipe Riva

Themes & Keywords

prisonerwidowdrug traffickingtexaswitness protectionpolice protectioncopu.s. marshalon the rundrug cartelshootoutpolice officerdrug lordwoman directorlegacyouttakespolice escortride alongby-the-book

About Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit is a action, comedy film released in 2015 exploring themes of prisoner, widow, drug trafficking, texas, witness protection, police protection. Directed by Anne Fletcher, it stars Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, John Carroll Lynch. Straight-arrow policewoman Cooper is excited and thrilled about her next assignment. Her task is to escort Daniella Riva, a wisecracking Colombian beauty, from San Antonio to Dallas so both she and her husband can testify against a drug lord. Plans go awry when Mr. Riva gets ambushed, leaving Daniella a widow. Cooper and her witness must now use their wits to escape from crooked cops and murderous gunmen, while not killing each other in the process.

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