Hot Pursuit is a 1987 American action comedy film directed by Steven Lisberger, written by Lisberger and Steven Carabatsos, and starring John Cusack, Robert Loggia, Wendy Gazelle, Jerry Stiller and Ben Stiller (in his film debut).

Ganja-smoking island natives give Dan a lift in their vehicle, but they don't quite make it as the family takes off on a chartered yacht.

A crusty old sailor (Robert Loggia) with his own reasons takes up the chase with Bartlett on a decrepit sailboat.

Mankiewicz managed to secure the additional funding from Ned Tanen at Paramount Pictures in exchange for cable rights.

[citation needed] According to Mankiewicz, "everyone came out fine" from the film "especially Cusack and Ben Stiller, who went on to bigger and better things".