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24 April 1992 (USA) moreTagline:
The most dangerous way to solve a murder... Become the victim.Plot:
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
Open the hurt locker and learn how rough men come hunting for souls (From Roger Ebert's Blog. 13 July 2009, 7:58 PM, PDT)
Decisions, Decisions
(From Movieline. 22 June 2009, 1:00 PM, PDT)
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Complicated but good southwest murder mystery moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Willem Dafoe | ... | Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal | |
| Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | ... | Lane Bodine | |
| Mickey Rourke | ... | Gorman Lennox | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Greg Meeker (as Sam Jackson) | |
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | Bert Gibson | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | FBI Agent Flynn | |
| Maura Tierney | ... | Noreen | |
| Beth Grant | ... | Roz Kincaid | |
| Alexander Nicksay | ... | Ben Dolezal | |
| Fredrick Lopez | ... | Delmar Blackwater | |
| Miguel Sandoval | ... | FBI Agent Ruiz | |
| John Lafayette | ... | FBI Agent Demott | |
| Ken Thorley | ... | Harold Kleinman | |
| Jack Kehler | ... | Casanov | |
| Royce D. Applegate | ... | Peterson |
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Rated R for violence, language, and a scene of sensuality.Parents Guide:
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Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:RFun Stuff
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A New Mexico state sheriff finds a dead man in the desert with a half million dollars in a briefcase and gets in over his head when he tries his hand at solving the murder and tracing the money on his own hook. Willem Dafoe's Sheriff Dolezal, assuming the dead man's identity to get a handle on the case stumbles into a situation involving shady arms dealers, a mystery woman and FBI agents. The film is an interesting thriller that has several twists and turns that are confusing and rather implausible but is decent escapist fare and has a fine cast and the visual splendor of the White Sands area. Dafoe and Mickey Rourke have good scenes together and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is pleasant to look at and shares a steamy shower scene with Dafoe. Samuel L. Jackson plays his FBI chief like a scorpion, cunning, dangerous and deadly. Ex-senator Fred Dalton Thompson shows up as a cowboy involved in the illegal sale of arms and M. Emmet Walsh has a nice turn as a droll, chatty medical examiner.