Against A lot Odds occurs as 1984 film, a remaking of Out of the Past. It was directed by Taylor Hackford and starred Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods, Alex Karras, Jane Greer, Richard Widmark and Dorian Harewood.

A picture show's soundtrack, nominated for the Grammy Award, featured songs from Big Country, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Stevie Nicks, Peter Gabriel, and Phil Collins. Collins sang a title song, which was as well nominated for an Academy Award and was one of the top-selling singles of 1984.

Tagline: She was the beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from either corruption. From either power. He was the broker jock past his prime. Leased to call for her, he grew to love her. Love turned to obsession. Onsession turned to execution. & nowadays a price of freedom will nothing to a lesser degree their passes.

Main cast
Rachel Ward - Jessie Wyler Jeff Bridges - Terry Brogan James Woods - Jake Wise Alex Karras - Hank Sully Jane Greer - Mrs. Grace Wyler Richard Widmark - Ben Caxton Dorian Harewood - Tommy Swoosie Kurtz - Edie Saul Rubinek - Steve Kirsch

Plot summary
Terry Brogan, an senescent footballer around Los Angeles, is cut early in the year; he needs money, and so he will require the job from either the friend of his, Jake Caring, to run his girlfriend, Jessie Wyler, world health organization's someplace around Mexico. She's as well the girl of a super loaded land creator world health organization owns Terry's team. He heads for Cozumel, finds Jessie, & promptly lessens taken by owning with her. He thinks it's reciprocal, so forswearing warning, she heads back to Los Angeles & Jake. What's running in by using her, & what's a connection between Jake's hang in to in Jessie & a various politicians, lawers, conservationist world health organization seem to become converging on a few kinda land treat? Terry keeps wanting to find answers.