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The Border

Movie (1982)

A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.

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The Border Main Cast

Jack Nicholson
plays Charlie Smith

Harvey Keitel
plays Cat

Valerie Perrine
plays Marcy

Warren Oates
plays Red

Elpidia Carrillo
plays Maria

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The original finish, which was filmed and edited into previews, had Charlie Smith bomb the border patrol headquarters and get sent to prison. But the ending proved too downbeat for audiences.
This picture represents one of a handful of films released during the 1980s that had the word Border forming part of the title and examining immigration across the Mexico-USA border, many dealing with issues relating to corruption, profiteering, border protection and illegal immigration. The movies included The Border, Borderline, Border Heat (aka Deadly Stranger (1988)), Border Radio (1987) and The Border (1979) (aka aka The Blood Barrier aka The Border aka The Border, USA).
The intention had been that Robert Blake would star, but his name on the marquee would not, it was thought, generate enough audience interest.

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