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Feb 25 2010

How Bounty Hunters Work

23 min 9 movies discussed
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In part two of their series on bail, Josh and Chuck talk about bail enforcement agents, a.k.a. bounty hunters.

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Get ready to learn about the wild world of bounty hunters in this exciting second part of Stuff You Should Know's bail series. Josh and Chuck dive into what happens when you skip bail, exploring the surprisingly broad powers that bounty hunters have compared to regular police officers and the colorful characters who make a living tracking down fugitives. From Old West origins to modern-day techniques, they'll take you through the ins and outs of this adrenaline-fueled profession that's part detective work, part high-stakes chase.


Movies Discussed

Bullitt
Bullitt
1968 1h 53m
★ 7.1
"You never seen bullet. — Chuck is surprised that Josh has never seen this famous Steve McQueen movie." — Chuck
Dead Man
Dead Man
1995 2h 2m
★ 7.3
"You ever seen a good bounty hunter movie? Uh, dead man. — Josh recommends this as a good bounty hunter movie when they're discussing films about the profession." — Josh
Dog the Bounty Hunter
Dog the Bounty Hunter
2004
★ 6.2
"That is dog, the alleged racist bounty hunter who has a TV show on A&E — The hosts discuss the controversial bounty hunter who has his own reality TV show and got in legal trouble for pursuing a fugitive in Mexico." — Josh
Hogan's Heroes
Hogan's Heroes
1965
★ 7.5
"I always confuse the Great Escape with Hogan's Heroes. — Josh explains that he often mixes up this TV show with the movie The Great Escape due to their similar WWII themes." — Josh
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 1h 45m
★ 7.6
"a Supreme Court case, Kramer versus Kramer, no? — Josh mistakenly references this movie title when trying to recall the actual Supreme Court case Taylor vs. Tainter from 1873." — Josh
Midnight Run
Midnight Run
1988 2h 6m
★ 7.2
"my favorite Josh was, uh, besides midnight run on the comedy — Chuck mentions this as one of his favorite bounty hunter movies when discussing films about the profession." — Chuck
Papillon
Papillon
1973 2h 31m
★ 7.8
"Isn't Dustin Hoffman in there with some really thick, copile glasses? No, that's Papillon. — Josh confuses this movie with The Great Escape when trying to recall Steve McQueen films he's seen." — Josh
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963 2h 53m
★ 7.9
"you never seen the Great Escape. — Chuck lists this as another famous Steve McQueen movie that Josh apparently hasn't seen." — Chuck
The Hunter
The Hunter
1980 1h 33m
★ 5.9
"Check out the hunter. It's his last movie in 1980. — Chuck recommends this Steve McQueen film as a good bounty hunter movie and notes it was McQueen's final picture." — Chuck

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