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19 April 1985 (Sweden)
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A wrecked jeep.... A skeleton.... A rifle... $800,000 dollars in cash
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Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried for 20 years in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle...
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Flashpoint rare unseen gem
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 |
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94 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
Singapore:PG |
Australia:M |
USA:R |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:16
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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.
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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).
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Who's That Memory in Your Eyes
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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.