Hi all, this is driving me nuts, so I’m hoping someone out there in “RRSportland” can help.

I’m trying to remember the name of an 80’s movie, I saw way back……….…well in the 80’s actually

I can’t recall any of the actors, but the gist of the plot went as follows…..

There’s a young guy who is taking flying lesions, but finding it hard to pay for them. I seem to remember him paying for his introductory lesson with a bag of pennies. He’s also a bit of a whiz on computers & comes up with a way of cloning ATM cards. He uses these cloned cards to withdraw small amounts from dormant accounts, which he’ll use to fund his flying lessons.

There’s a girl involved (isn’t there always !) who predictably shuns his advances initially, but I’m sure in the wind up they end up together. The only thing I remember about her is that she drove a light blue Mazda 626. I also recall that it was a “booted” version rather than the hatchback version we had over here at the time. One really has to wonder how these bizarre little details stick my mind, but there you go

As I write this, I seem to recall that the FBI got involved in this, but the upshot of it was that the guy’s endeavours showed a glitch in ATM security, so in the end the FBI or perhaps the bank rewarded him for highlighting the issue.

So the last scene in the movie was him, paying for his lessons with the reward & flying off into the wild blue yonder.

So…………anyone know the name of this film ????????

rings no bells at all

Deep Throat ..............

I cant remember what happens in that - so must be the same film  
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Well now MDP, seeing as your location is ....at the CASHPOINT, one wonders if perhaps you're the guy the movie was about !!!

No clue whatsoever.... American or British film?

Don't remember anyone at all in it? 

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Oh it was an American film, as were most of those 80’s teen / Brat Pack movies.

I don’t remember any of the actors at all.

None of the usual Brat Pack, Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy etc etc were in it. If they were it would be quite easy to track down.

This is going to drive me nuts……….well even more nuts than I already am…..

See if this site can help you in any way...


http://uk.imdb.com/

Cheers MAW, I’ll have a look.

If only I knew the name of one of the actors, the producer, or something, it would be so much easier.

Ah sure, someone might happen across this thread someday & say……”oh that’s ?????”

Then I'll be sorted

Rupert,

I ran it past a friend of mine who has seen every movie in existence (honestly) and he didn't have a clue straight way, however he said he will find out.

Kaine

That would be only mighty Kaine thanks for doing that !!

It's driving me nuts, I can actually see snippets of the movie in my mind's eye

I can see them (guy & girl) cutting up peices of plastic the shape of an ATM card & gluing on strips of magnetic tape which had recordings of the account coding.

When I think about it, it was a precursor for what’s actually happening these days, with people skimming card info as you use an ATM machine, then using that data to “Clean you out !”

So if i gues it right




what do i win

Surely you don't know it, Havank?  

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I have it solved

The name of the movie in question is "Prime Risk"

My sanity has been saved, well at least what's left of it anyway

Nice one, Rupert... how did you find out? 

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I signed up to an 80’s forum, that I found as I “Googled” for 80’s movies………

http://www.fast-rewind.com/

Posted a thread & got an answer

Now of course all I have to do is try to find a copy of it somewhere. So far all I can get is a VHS on eBay, so I might just go & get that.

At least I’ll be able to watch the movie again & see how good, or how bad it actually was

Thanks to everyone, who tried to help