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An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.
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Title: Switchback (1997)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Claudia Stedelin | ... | Missy, the Babysitter | |
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Ian Nelson | ... | Andy LaCrosse |
| Brent Hinkley | ... | Man on Porch | |
| R. Lee Ermey | ... | Sheriff Buck Olmstead | |
| Walton Goggins | ... | Bud (as Walt Goggins) | |
| Ted Levine | ... | Deputy Nate Booker | |
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Louis Schaefer | ... | Sim |
| William Fichtner | ... | Chief Jack McGinnis | |
| Jared Leto | ... | Lane Dixon | |
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Robert L. Somers | ... | Rancher |
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Lexie Stuart | ... | Ranchers Daughter |
| Danny Glover | ... | Bob Goodall | |
| Ted Markland | ... | Bartender | |
| Gregory Scott Cummins | ... | Rick | |
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Tommy Puett | ... | Ben |
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F.B.I. agent Frank LaCrosse returns home to find his home has been broken into, his son is missing and Missy the babysitter is lying in a pool of her own insides. Her murder being the hallmarks of a elusive enigmatic serial killer whose slaughter spree...stretches nearly two years. Frank's desperate pursuit leads to Amarillo, Texas, where two more victims matching the killers M.O. have been found slashed to death. As Frank searches for his suspect the local Sheriff Buck Olmstead and his Deputy Nate Booker investigate the killings in-between a heated election feud, with his competition police chief Jack McGinnis. All the while drifting former doctor Lane Dixon is picked up by ex-railroad man, Bob Goodall. As a local Mechanic, Clyde 'Shorty' Callahan becomes the latest victim. Frank hopes and prays to find this sociopath before he disappears perhaps forever into the rocky mountains Written by Suspicious
Plot Keywords:
african american | framed for murder | villain | car accident | fbi agent |Taglines:
The hunter is tracking the killer. But the killer is setting the trap. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and several views of nude pin-ups | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Missy, the Babysitter: Whoo! There. Your folks are going to be home soon, and they're going to get me if they see you're still up.
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Written by Keith Gattis and Kostas
Performed by Keith Gattis
Courtesy of The RCA Records label of BMG Entertainment
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In the beginning of the movie, the killer straightens a picture/painting, and when Dr and Bob are visiting shorty and fixing the Cadillac, Bob is walking around the room looking at photos. Bob straightens a photo, much like the killer. See more »Goofs
When the Cadillac Eldorado falls to the bottom of the cliff the hood is not connected to the car and falls to the side revealing that the car has no engine. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Missy, the Babysitter: Whoo! There. Your folks are going to be home soon, and they're going to get me if they see you're still up.
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TitanicWritten by Keith Gattis and Kostas
Performed by Keith Gattis
Courtesy of The RCA Records label of BMG Entertainment
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 October 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Budget:
$37,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,704,568, 2 November 1997Gross USA:
$6,492,660Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$6,492,660Company Credits
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To comment on the actors' roles would be to give away a critical piece of the plot. Suffice it to say that this is an excellent murder mystery with a surprise ending.
Stars Quaid and Glover notwithstanding, R. Lee Ermey actually gives the best performance (as the local sheriff).
Ted Levine must need the work. After Jame Gumb in Silence of the Lambs, his character here seems too milquetoast for him.
Cinematography and sounds are top-notch.