Route 9 (TV 1998)

Two cops steal 1.5 million from a crime scene and try to cover their tracks.

Director:

David Mackay

Writers:

Brendan Broderick, Rob Kerchner

Stars:

Kyle MacLachlan, Peter Coyote, Amy Locane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Booth Parker
Peter Coyote	...	Sheriff Dwayne Hogan
Amy Locane	...	Sally Hogan
Wade Williams	...	Earl Whitney (as Wade Andrew Williams)
Miguel Sandoval	...	Jesse Segundo
Roma Maffia	...	Agent Ellen Marks
Joseph D. Reitman	...	Cliff
Scott Coffey	...	Nate
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Agent Paul Danning
Christopher Murray	...	Cowboy
Ernest M. Garcia	...	Henchman
Teddy Lane	...	Henchman
Gary Carlos Cervantes	...	Gunman in Bronco (as Carlos Cervantes)
Robert Peters	...	Booker
Aviva Huston	...	Trudy

Storyline

When two small-town deputy sheriffs stumble onto a crime scene where a drug buy had gone bad and everyone was shot dead, they discover a suitcase full of cash - $1.5 million. They decide to take the cash and cover-up the theft by burning the car the cash was in. However, things take a turn for the worse when they discover that one of the men is still alive and he has overheard their plans. They then have to suffocate him to stop him from revealing their plans. Things get even worse though when the DEA shows up and tell them that the man was one of their agents and he was wired. And then things take another bad turn when the coroner, who first received the body, discovers the tape first, switches it and wants a 50% cut.

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Plot Keywords:

cash | sheriff | coroner | deputy | drugs | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

A kísértés útján

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capital Arts Entertainment, Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), PFG Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

US Route 9 runs from Laurel, Delaware (US Route 13) to Champlain, NY near the USA-Canada border and includes a ferry connection between Lewes, Delaware, and Cape May, New Jersey.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nate: [to Cliff] You gonna shake his hand? You should shake his hand, man. At least give him a little nod or a wink or something. You know?
Nate: [to Danning] What do you think?
Agent Paul Danning: I think we're late and I gotta take a leak.

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Connections

Features The Lesser Evil (1998)

User Reviews

Stimulating television movie with intrigue,action and excellent casting

The movie concerns about the usual story of a small-town sheriff's deputies.Kyle McLachlan and Wade Williams discover a pair of dead bodies,drugs and a loot of cash and they decide to take it.Then they burn the vehicle where the money was in.But the events go wrong and the Feds and DEA(Roma Maffia and Richard Riehle) come investigating.Besides the coroner(Miguel Sandoval)discover a tapes .Their chief sheriff(Peter Coyote) gets suspicious and his gorgeous spouse(Amy Locane) is the lover of Kyle McLachlan who wants to flee with her.

This TV movie contains noisy action,thriller,twisted plots and is pretty entertaining.From the beginning to the ending the tension and suspense is continuous.Playing actors is top notch with special mention to Kyle MacLachlan and Peter Coyote. Also intervene two future successful television stars in the hit titled ¨Prison Break¨: Wade Williams and Silas Weir Mitchell.In the film appear while the protagonists are seeing the television, a images with David Paymer and Tony Godwyin,it results to be the former film by director David McKay,titled : ¨The lesser evil¨ also starred by Richard Riehle.The film packs a spectacular,atmospheric music by Don Davis,David McKay's habitual musician included ¨Turbulence II¨.He's nowadays very known by his ¨Matrix¨musical score. The motion picture is well directed by David McKay in spite of the short budget.It's a great stuff for action and suspense lovers.