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Flashpoint (1984)

R 94 min  -  Action | Mystery | Thriller  -   19 April 1985 (Sweden)
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Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried for 20 years in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle... See full summary »

Director:

William Tannen
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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 Mark Slade ...
Hawthorne
Roberts Blossom Roberts Blossom ...
Amarillo
Tess Harper ...
Ellen
Terry Alexander ...
Peterson
Ana Auther Ana Auther ...
Roget's Date (as Ana Marie Auther)
Barry Davis Barry Davis ...
Max
Sam Edelman Sam Edelman ...
Van Driver
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Storyline

Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried for 20 years in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. They decide to keep the money, but quietly check up on the info they find. Soon the Feds are running all over the place, and it looks like jeep maybe linked to the JFK assassination. But the Feds are trying to cover it up, and eliminate anyone involved with the jeep. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>  

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

Genres:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Die Grenzwölfe See more »

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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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. See more »

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). See more »

Quotes

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

"Flashpoint"
Written by Scott Richardson
Performed by Scott Richardson and The Gems See more »