The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper

The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoger Spottiswoode
Screenplay byJeffrey Alan Fiskin
Based onFree Fall: A Novel
by J.D. Reed
Produced by
  • Daniel Wigutow
  • Michael Taylor
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
  • Allan Jacobs
  • Robbe Roberts
Music byJames Horner
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 13, 1981 (1981-11-13)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14 million
Box office$3.7 million

The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper is a 1981 American crime thriller film about infamous aircraft hijacker D. B. Cooper, who escaped with $200,000 after leaping from the back of a Boeing 727 airliner on November 24, 1971. The bulk of the film fictionalizes Cooper's escape after he landed on the ground.