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A KKK leader is gunned down. His 12 y.o. son isn't spotted. When 4 cops drive the son to a safe house, they're ambushed. Only the racist boy and a black cop get away. He's suspected of the killings so they're on the run.

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Jerry Robinson
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Eric Natter (as a different name)
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Lucy Monroe
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Mike Organski
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Deputy Lawrence
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Watts Fatboy
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Sheriff Carter
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Shannon Herrold
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Jim Natter
Carl Espy ...
Deputy Bean
Scott Hinson ...
Deputy Dunbar
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Tom
J. Michael Hunter ...
Mintz
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Richter
Don Hall ...
Billy Dean
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Danny
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Officer Newfield
Ernest Dickerson Jr. ...
J.J. Robinson (as Ernest 'EJ' Dickerson Jr.)
Kenya Bennett ...
Diner Waitress
April Turner ...
Connie Jackson
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Motel Manager
Lou Criscuolo ...
Man in Bathrobe
Nora Cook ...
Nancy Richter
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Mary Natter
Samantha Agnoff ...
Karen Natter
Dale Frye ...
Aryan #1
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Aryan #2 (as Lex Geddings)
Jackie Dickerson ...
Store Clerk

Directed by

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Ernest R. Dickerson ... (directed by) (as Ernest Dickerson)

Written by

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Andrew Miles ... (written by)

Produced by

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David Baxter ... associate producer
Bill Bromiley ... executive producer (as William V. Bromiley Jr.)
Alan B. Bursteen ... executive producer
Jonathan Josell ... co-producer
Ric Rondell ... co-producer
Dave Thomas ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Terry Plumeri ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Phil Oetiker ... director of photography

Editing by

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Stephen Lovejoy

Editorial Department

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Lynn Abroms ... additional editor
Chris Regan ... color timer
Glenn Suffern ... negative cutter

Casting By

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Amy Elisabeth Sabel ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Burton Rencher

Set Decoration by

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Valerie Fann

Costume Design by

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Dana Campbell

Makeup Department

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Darlene Brumfield ... key hair stylist
Sharyn Cordice ... assistant makeup artist
Jeff Goodwin ... effects makeup artist
Louisa Gore Hamn ... assistant makeup artist
Ellie Winslow ... key makeup artist (as Eleanor Winslow)

Production Management

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Mark Barbolak ... production supervisor
Eleanor Hemingway ... production supervisor
Julio Kollerbohm ... post-production supervisor
Ric Rondell ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael G. Jefferson ... second assistant director
Nina K. Noble ... first assistant director (as Nina Kostroff-Noble)
Ric Rondell ... second unit director

Art Department

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C. Scott Baker ... set designer
Peter Battistelli ... construction coordinator
William Butler ... on-set dresser
Keith Darwin ... charge scenic artist
Alex 'Jurgen' Ferguson ... swing gang (as Alex Ferguson)
Brian Avery Galligan ... assistant property master
Jake Ippolito ... swing gang
Ted J. Koch ... property master
Gregory Messer ... swing gang
Randall Milazzo ... lead man
Brad Watson ... art department production assistant (as Bradley Watson)
Ralph Woollaston ... foreman

Sound Department

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Willy Allen ... adr editor / dialogue editor
Dickran Bezirgenian ... foley mixer
Dee Dee Davis ... director of sound services
Michael Kreple ... adr mixer
Greg Mauer ... foley mixer
Robert Maxfield ... sound mixer (1999)
Paul Menichini ... sound effects editor
Lisa O'Donoghue ... assistant sound editor (as Lisa Varetakis)
Rick Owens ... foley artist
Susan Pusateri ... foley artist (as Sue Pusateri)
Paul Ratajczak ... re-recording mixer / sound supervisor
Will Riley ... sound effects editor
Kurt Thum ... sound effects editor
Jonathan Wales ... re-recording mixer

Special Effects by

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Jeffrey L. Loy ... special effects technician

Stunts

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Lex D. Geddings ... stunts
John Gilbert ... stunt double: Jeremy Lelliot
Bennie Moore ... stunts
Dino Muccio ... utility stunts
Dea Mumford ... stunts
Erik Rondell ... stunt coordinator
Keith Siglinger ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Alan Aldridge ... first assistant camera
Steve Bacon ... grip
Jill Balloun ... camera loader
Eric Bartsch ... key grip
Neil Beard ... electrician
Stephen Brock ... electrician (as Steve Brock)
Kelly Curry ... best boy
Chris Dambra ... electrician
Kevin Davis ... grip (as Kevin 'Cuz' Davis)
Matt Doll ... grip
Deborah Fastuca ... film loader
Frank P. Flynn ... director of photography: second unit
Billy Hendricks ... best boy (as Billy Bob Hendricks)
Laurel Hughes ... assistant camera
Kevin Jackson ... dolly grip
Geary McLeod ... camera operator
Matt Mosher ... still photographer: press
Fred Norris ... still photographer
Cristiano Palermi ... electrician
Stoke T. Renigade Patterson ... electrician
James Tomaro ... gaffer
Dan Turek ... second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Yolanda Braddy ... assistant costume designer
Julian J. Filiberti ... set costumer
Gloria Glynn ... costume supervisor
Amy Lilley ... set costumer
Catherine Moore ... tailor

Location Management

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Therese Honeycutt ... assistant location manager
Virginia Ussery ... location manager
E. Michael Hewett ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Paul Di Franco ... music supervisor
Michelle Dygutowicz ... music editor
Terry Plumeri ... orchestrator
Federico Ramos ... musician: guitar solos
J.D. Thomas ... music preparation

Script and Continuity Department

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Slayde Barnes ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Chuck Flynn ... transportation coordinator
Scott Siler ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Taylor Ammons ... assistant production coordinator
Stacy Barnhill ... craft service assistant
Bronwyn Buroughs ... assistant: Mr. Vance
Heidi Carrens ... assistant: Mr. Bursteen
Michael Donnelly ... business affairs: CFI
April H. Grantham ... craft service
Steve Hansen ... stand-in
Jonathan Heller ... caterer
Eleanor Hemingway ... production coordinator
Robert Henning ... stand-in
Kristine Herbert ... stand-in
Billy Dyron Jessup ... office intern
Eddie Joe ... set production assistant
Kristen Kahl ... production coordinator: Los Angeles
Bill Kilmon ... caterer
Renita King ... office personal assistant
Beckett Lerter ... stand-in
Adam Moos ... vice president of film finances
Eleanor Nichols ... production supervisor
Larry Price ... stand-in
Micelle Pridgen ... dyer
Kathy Rayle ... assistant: Mr. Dickerson and Mr. Josell (as Kathy Parthemos)
Eric Rei ... caterer
Bruce Roberts ... set production assistant
Ryan Schaetzle ... set production assistant
David Tibbetts ... caterer
Clifford F. Waddell Jr. ... barber: Mr. Vance
Jean Wesner ... dyer
Erik Whitestone ... key set production assistant (as Eric Whitestone)
André B. Walker ... stand-in: Courtney B. Vance (uncredited)

Thanks

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Amy Abell-Rosenfield ... special thanks (as Amy Abell)
Royce Battleman ... special thanks
Roger Corman ... special thanks
John Craddock ... special thanks
John Philip Dayton ... special thanks
Mike Elliott ... special thanks
Glenn D. Feig ... special thanks (as Glenn Feig)
Craig Fredericks ... special thanks
Charles Hallahan ... this film is dedicated to the memory of
Kent Hamilton ... special thanks
Vera Mihailovich ... special thanks
Gerald R. Molen ... special thanks (as Gerald Molen)
Michael Mostin ... special thanks
Patricia O'Brien ... special thanks
Susan Quinn ... special thanks
Ed Reilly ... special thanks
Dolores Robinson ... special thanks
Marion Spiegelman ... special thanks
Connie Tavel ... special thanks
Adam Venit ... special thanks
Janice Zeitinger ... special thanks

Production Companies

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Other Companies

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Jim Natter, the leader of a violent Ku Klux Klan lodge, is shot dead. His teenage son Eric Natter is found nearby, and taken into police custody for his protection pending the investigation. While four cops drive him to a safe-house, they are ambushed. Three of them shot dead, including Deputy Lawrence, and his black partner Jerry Robinson is accused of the murders. Written by KGF Vissers

Plot Keywords
Taglines A Boy Raised on Hate. A Cop Set Up for Murder. A Killer No One Expects. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Embuscade (France)
  • Ambushed - Dunkle Rituale (Germany)
  • Emboscada (Spain)
  • Внезапное нападение (Russia)
  • Cilada (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 109 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Charles Hallahan's last film. See more »
Movie Connections References Bonnie and Clyde (1967). See more »
Quotes Watts Fatboy: He died from Sickle Cell Anemia.
Eric Natter: That's that black disease. I know cause my dad, he taught us to thank God for diseases like that. He taught us to thank God for bringing AIDS to the homos and anti-sex to the Jews.
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