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| Dennis Hopper | ... | Huey Walker | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | ... | John Buckner | |
| Carol Kane | ... | Maggie | |
| Paul Dooley | ... | Stark | |
| Cliff De Young | ... | Sheriff Hightower | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Barry | |
| Michael McKean | ... | Hal | |
| Kathleen York | ... | Sparkle | |
| Tom O'Brien | ... | Phil Prager | |
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Eric Lorentz | ... | Prison Guard |
| Jan Van Sickle | ... | Prison Guard | |
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Jack Casperson | ... | Man in Dining Car |
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Dwayne Carrington | ... | Waiter in Dining Car |
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David Underwood | ... | Deputy |
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Bobby Price | ... | Deputy |
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In 1989, clean-cut FBI man John Buckner is detailed to escort heavily-bearded Huey Walker back to jail for offenses dating back to his days as a celebrated hippie radical. After Walker dupes Buckner on the train he falls into the hands of a couple of well-meaning refugees from the 60's, the two men with apparently nothing in common find themselves on the run together. But appearances can be deceptive. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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2 February 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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John Buckner: He doesn't mean that folks, really.
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By Mick Jones
Performed by Big Audio Dynamite
Courtesy of CBS Records, Music Licensing Department
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When Cliff De Young checks the passenger manifest for the train, Huey Walker's date of birth is shown as 17th October. This is Michael McKean's Birthday. See more »Goofs
During the shootout on the train near the end of the movie, John's wristwatch is there, then it's gone, then it's back again. See more »Quotes
Huey Walker: I'll do it! I blow the FBI agent's brains out!John Buckner: He doesn't mean that folks, really.
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The Bottom LineBy Mick Jones
Performed by Big Audio Dynamite
Courtesy of CBS Records, Music Licensing Department
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`Flashback' is not a great film. It has a good plot with some nice twists along the way, and top-notch performances by Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland (perhaps his best work yet), Carol Kane, Paul Dooley, Richard Masur and Michael McKean. But there is too much violence and profanity for this type of film, and the ending seems unbelievable and wrong.
What makes me recommend "Flashback" is that it did something that only one other film has done for me. It took me back in time emotionally. `American Graffiti" made me feel like I felt when I was in high school in the early 1960s, cruising the local drive-in restaurant with friends and trying to navigate unfamiliar romantic waters.
There is a scene in `Flashback' when the Masur and McKean characters are listening to a tape of a speech delivered 20 years earlier by Hopper. At that moment I was transformed back to the late 1960s, a recent college grad trying to find my way in a confusing and rapidly-changing culture. It was a chilling moment for me, one I don't know if I'll ever feel again. And I'm grateful to Director Franco Amurri and the actors for giving it to me.