The Hunter

About The Hunter

During his long career, bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson has caught over 5,000 criminals. Now, while he is working on apprehending fugitives in Illinois, Texas and Nebraska, he himself is being hunted by a psychotic killer.

The Hunter (1980) is a comedy thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik. Steve McQueen stars as Ralph "Papa" Thorson, Eli Wallach as Ritchie Blumenthal, Kathryn Harrold as Dorothy ("Dotty"), and LeVar Burton as Tommy Price.

At 93 minutes long, it arrived in August 1980. Written by Peter Hyams and Ted Leighton. The film began as a novel.

Members will find action hero, stalker, gunfight, and stalking in it. It scores 5.9 out of 10 from 163 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.

Blade Runner, Die Hard, and Perfect Blue make useful companions to The Hunter, all filed under bounty hunter.