Flashpoint (1984)

Director:

William Tannen

Writers:

George La Fountaine Sr. (novel)
Dennis Shryack (writer) ...

Release Date:

19 April 1985 (Sweden)

Genre:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

A wrecked jeep.... A skeleton.... A rifle... $800,000 dollars in cash

Plot:

Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried for 20 years in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle...

Plot Keywords:

Male Nudity | Kennedy Assassination | Bare Butt | Male Rear Nudity | Beefcake

Cast

Kris Kristofferson	...	Bobby Logan
Treat Williams	...	Ernie Wyatt
Rip Torn	...	Sheriff Wells
Kevin Conway	...	Brook
Kurtwood Smith	...	Carson
Miguel Ferrer	...	Roget (as Miguell Ferrer)
Jean Smart	...	Doris
Guy Boyd	...	Lambasino
Mark Slade	...	Hawthorne
Roberts Blossom	...	Amarillo
Tess Harper	...	Ellen
Terry Alexander	...	Peterson
Ana Auther	...	Roget's Date (as Ana Marie Auther)
Barry Davis	...	Max
Sam Edelman	...	Van Driver

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | USA:R | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:16

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

When the director William Tannen hired Tangerine Dream to score "Flashpoint" he told them not to do the end title song because he had one he was using - "Sympathy For The Devil" by The Rolling Stones. Tangerine Dream said it was the perfect song to end the film with. They scored the entire film but this piece. The studio felt the song was too expensive and instead gave the assignment to an assistant who worked for one of the vice presidents. It was voted "worst" end title song for 1984 by Leonard Matlin, the film critic.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The movie is supposed to take place in Texas near the Mexican border, but appears to be filmed around Tucson. During the accident scene with the oil tanker, downtown Tucson can be seen in the background, and saguaro cactus grow only in the Sonoran Desert of Southern Arizona and Northern Mexico (not in Texas).

Quotes:

Bobby: You're the only man I know who can screw up his own wet dream.

Soundtrack:

Who's That Memory in Your Eyes

Flashpoint rare unseen gem

William Tanner makes a very memorable and enjoyable flick with "Flashpoint". Good premise Treat Williams and Kris play two border portral guards going nowhere (like many in California). They soon uncover a buried dead body and jeep but next to that they find a bundle of cash. It turns out the cash was the loot of a former crook now dead.

Kristofferson's character wants to cash in the money and get the hell out of town but Williams characters wants to investigate why this sap got killed. LOL It's a little far fetch but the last half hour make up for it.

I loved another depiction of the FBI as the oorrupt greedy corporation they are especially with the guy from Robocop playing a crooked agent.

Could have used more action but "Flashpoint" has good acting and a good soundtrack.