Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (TV 1993)

A cop turned P.I. Brita Burrows, a retiring booze-prone Palm Springs cop Cutter, a young hotheaded cop Hareem, and a guilt-ridden disgraced ex-cop Graves, have to follow a client's husband and find a mysterious Mexican.

Director:

Gary Nelson

Writers:

Joseph Wambaugh (book), Joseph Wambaugh (screenplay)

Stars:

Sam Elliott, Teri Garr, Thomas Haden Church

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Elliott	...	Lyn Cutter
Teri Garr	...	Brita Burrows
Thomas Haden Church	...	Nelson Hareem
Raymond J. Barry	...	Jack Graves
Barbara Babcock	...	Rhonda Devon
Geno Silva	...	The Fugitive
Juan Fernández	...	Bino Sierra
Warren Frost
Tony Jay
Sharon Barr	...	Phyllis
Danny Goldman	...	Carlton
T.J. Castronovo	...	John Lugo
Larry Coven	...	Mortuary Employee
Seth Dillon	...	Indian Boy
Mike McCracken	...	Tournament Player

Storyline

Cutter, a down on his luck cop, waits for a early retirement from the Palm Springs police due to his leg problem, while spending his days in the local bar. P.I. Brita Burrows offers him a 1000 dollars work to follow her client's husband. While on the job he meets a young hotshot cop, Hareem, who's looking for a Mexican who might be involved in a drug trade and was last seen with their client's husband. He joins the case. Cutter asks his ex-cop buddy Graves, who's haunted by the guilt for killing a boy by mistake, to help out with the job. Cutter likes Brita, Brita wants the client's check, Hareem wants a promotion, and Graves needs some peace for his soul.

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Plot Keywords:

bar | guilt | promotion | disgraced cop | catch phrase | 

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 November 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fugitive Nights

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Television, TriStar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

It's Wombaugh, but something seems lost in translation to film

This is recognizably Wombaugh's later style of private eye yarn, but something may have been lost in putting it on the tube. He is always more interested in character development than plotting, but the interesting plot lines here all seem to fizzle out in unsatisfactory dead ends. Teri Garr is worth watching as a female shamus as she takes on a job of shadowing a wealthy client's husband who seems unaccountably interested in a sperm bank. Teri enlists the aid of a boozy cop and they keep dodging a seemingly mad killer who keeps crossing their path. That's all I'm going to say about the plot, which is full of surprises. You'll have to find out for yourself if you like the way it turns out. One thing, we never do learn if Teri gets paid. I said paid.