Underground Aces

Underground Aces
Directed byRobert Butler
Written byJames Carabatsos
Produced byJay Weston
StarringDirk Benedict
CinematographyThomas Del Ruth
Edited byArgyle Nelson Jr.
Music byPete Rugolo
Distributed byFilmways Pictures
Release date
  • January 1981 (1981-01)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Underground Aces is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Robert Butler and starring Dirk Benedict and Melanie Griffith.[1] The plot revolves around a group of misfits who park cars in a hotel's underground parking lot, and get in plenty of trouble along the way.

Cast

  • Dirk Benedict as Pete Huffman
  • Melanie Griffith as Lucy
  • Rick Podell as Joe
  • Randy Brooks as Ollie
  • T. K. Carter as Dee Jay
  • Kario Salem as Sheik
  • Don Hawthorne as Rick
  • Joshua Daniel as Wally
  • Ralph Seymour as Zig
  • Michael Winslow as Nate
  • Robert Hegyes as Tico
  • Fawne Harriman as Mitzi
  • Audrey Landers as Annie Wenders
  • Mimi Maynard as Madeline
  • Jerry Orbach as Herbert Penlittle
  • Frank Gorshin as Fred Kruger
  • Sid Haig as Faoud
  • William Mims
  • Phil Adams as Chef
  • Marlena Amey as Vamp
  • Jerry Anderson as Mr. Naughton
  • Selma Archerd as Sales Lady
  • James Bacon as Businessman #2
  • Kathleen Bracken as Lily
  • Barbara Burroughs as Club Lady
  • Twink Caplan as Marsha
  • Jade Clark as Girl with Ripped Dress
  • Steve Daron as Night Ace
  • Bob Drew as Murphy
  • Lynda Farrell as Cowgirl
  • Andrea Frierson as Lena
  • Gina Gallego as Juanita
  • Sonny Gibson as Pro Bowler #2
  • Bob Harders as Russell
  • Sosimo Hernandez as Uncle Fausto
  • Ernie Hudson as African General
  • Nancy Jeris as Mrs. Wenders
  • Nicky Katt as Son
  • Kellie Khristiansen as Hooker
  • Jack Krupnick as Pro Bowler #1
  • Elli Maclure as Waitress (Credited as Ellie Maclure)
  • Jock McNeil as Businessman #1
  • Biff Manard as Pimp
  • Marsha Meyers as Mother
  • Sarah Miller as Club Lady
  • Jed Mills as Father
  • Jonathan Moore as Cook
  • Yvonne Regalado as Rita
  • Bill Smillie as Fire Chief
  • Rebecca Stanley as Sally

Release

On July 23rd, 2024, distributor Kino Lorber released the film on Blu-Ray for the first time.

References