Let’s Get Harry (1986): Cast & Plot
Let’s Get Harry is a 1986 action film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and Alan Smithee, starring Mark Harmon as Harry, Michael Schoeffling and Guillermo Ríos. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 42m (102 min)
- Directors
- Stuart Rosenberg and Alan Smithee
- Genre
- Action
- Original language
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English - Studio
- TriStar Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Let’s Get Harry About?
The premise of Let’s Get Harry without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
An adventure that taps into the hero within each of us. After Harry Burck is kidnapped by South American terrorists and the U.S. government declines to act, his loyal friends launch a bold rescue mission of their own, determined to bring him home, they devise their own plan, risking danger at every turn.
Let’s Get Harry Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- brother
- kidnapping
- drug cartel
- shoulder holster
- shoulder
- american
- director credited under pseudonym
- washington d.c.
- kidnapped man
- latin america
- shop steward
- mercenary
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- drug dealer
- car chase
- rescue mission
- cigar smoking
- father son relationship
- abduction
- knife held to throat
- aurora illinois
- u.s. ambassador
- drug smuggler
- dead body
- united states of america
- winter
- engineer
- montage during opening credits
- unsanctioned mission
- ambassador
- montage
- buick convertible
- drug smuggling
- ex military
- south america
- cocaine smuggling
- abducted man
- hotel room
- cigarette smoking
- 1980s
- threatened with a knife
- gun hidden in crotch
- colombian drug dealer
- car ride
- american abroad
- shot in the chest
- escape attempt
- flight
- swamp boat
- punched in the face
- bribe
Let’s Get Harry Cast & Characters
Mark Harmon leads the cast as Harry, with Michael Schoeffling as Corey and Guillermo Ríos as Carlos Ochobar. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg and Alan Smithee; 34 actors are credited in all.
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Co-director Stuart Rosenberg - Co-director Alan Smithee
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Mark Harmon as Harry - Michael Schoeffling as Corey
- Guillermo Ríos as Carlos Ochobar
- Glenn Frey as Spence
Also Starring in Let’s Get Harry
· 30 more- Ben Johnson Mr. Burck Sr.
- Rick Rossovich Kurt Klein
- Gary Busey Jack
- Robert Duvall Shrike
- Elpidia Carrillo Veronica
- Matt Clark Walt Clayton
- Jerry Hardin Dean Reilly
- David Hess Mercenary
- John Wesley Mercenary
- Gregory Sierra Alphonso
- Thomas F. Wilson Pachowski
- Salvador Godínez Boat Man
- Jere Burns Washington Aide
- Bruce Gray Ambassador Douglas
- Terry Camilleri Mercenary
- James Keane Al King
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- César Sobrevals Pinilla’s Man
- Jon Van Ness Mickey
- Pierrino Mascarino Pinilla
- J.W. Smith Mercenary
- Jorge Zepeda M.P. Captain
- Rodolfo De Alexandre Pablo
- Cecile Callan Theresa
- Fidel Abrego Hood #1
- Guillermo Lagunes Hood #2
- Alfredo Ramírez Hood #4
- Robert Singer Bartender
- Jonathan Kano Hood #3
- Javier Estrada Dwarf
- Diana Peterson Jack’s Girlfriend
Let’s Get Harry Plot Summary
What happens in Let’s Get Harry from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In Colombia, an American engineer named Harry Burck Mark Harmon oversees the unveiling of his company’s water pipeline, a moment meant to showcase progress and progressiveness. But the ceremony is interrupted when a band of rebels storms the scene to seize an American diplomat in attendance, and in the melee Harry himself is taken as a hostage. The incident sets off a chain of urgent, personal stakes that ripple through the lives of those closest to him.
Full summary
The whole story of Let’s Get Harry, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Let’s Get Harry?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Let’s Get Harry Also Known As
14 alternative titles, including “6 hommes pour sauver Harry” and “Holt Harry raus!”.
- Also known as
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- 6 hommes pour sauver Harry
- Holt Harry raus!
- Six hommes pour sauver Harry
- Holt Harry raus
- Rescate infernal
- Operation Harry
- Magánháború
- Resgate Infernal
- Uwolnić Harry'ego
- 해리 구출 작전
- Eroi per un amico
- Zachraňme Harryho
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- 抢救人质
- Давай спасем Гарри
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Let’s Get Harry FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Let’s Get Harry, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Let’s Get Harry?
Let’s Get Harry runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was Let’s Get Harry released?
Let’s Get Harry was released on October 31, 1986.
Who directed Let’s Get Harry?
Let’s Get Harry was directed by Stuart Rosenberg and Alan Smithee.
More films by Stuart Rosenberg Who is in the cast of Let’s Get Harry?
Let’s Get Harry stars Mark Harmon as Harry, Michael Schoeffling as Corey and Guillermo Ríos as Carlos Ochobar, among 34 credited actors.
Does Let’s Get Harry have a post-credit scene?
No. Let’s Get Harry has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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