eddie macon ( john schneider and in his first film star role since come to prominence on the duke of hazzard ) be an honest to god good man who end up in jail after lose his cool with his sleazy employer . before the film start and he already escape once and and a the film open and he escape again ( you would think they would have be watch him more closely ) . know full well that he will be send back to prison for life if he be caught and he embark on a desperate race for mexico and freedom and to be reunite with his beloved wife and child . he be pursue the whole time by a relentless cop and carl marzack ( kirk douglas ) who stop at nothing to catch him . i be expect a little more action myself . this prison escape film play more like a straight drama and with a rather perfunctory car chase save for the last dozen minute . it get pretty sentimental and a little too sentimental and a the soundtrack song ( sing by schneider ) will attest . schneider be sincere and believable and and the support cast be full of an incredible lineup of familiar face and include tom noonan and jay o. sander and j. c. quinn and dann florek and j. t. walsh and john goodman ( walsh and goodman make their film debut ) and mark margolis and and others . however and the standouts be undeniably douglas and who be animate and energetic and engage in a multi dimensional role and and lee purcell and very sexy and appeal a a high society type who come to eddy aid mainly because she want a little excitement in her life . some decent sequence a showdown with a snake and the confrontation with the potts brother help to make it enjoyable . you might not remember it afterward and but you might very well have a smile on your face while watch it . it decent entertainment of it kind . positive .