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An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.

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Babysitter
Ian Nelson ...
Andy LaCrosse
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Man on Porch
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Sheriff Buck Olmstead
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Bud (as Walt Goggins)
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Nate
Louis Schaefer ...
Sim
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McGinnis
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Lane Dixon
Robert L. Somers ...
Rancher
Lexie Stuart ...
Ranchers Daughter
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Bob Goodall
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Bartender
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Rick
Tommy Puett ...
Ben
Stuart Proud Eagle Grant ...
Luke (as Stuart Grant)
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Frank LaCrosse
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Morgue Attendant
Pat Mahoney ...
Highway Patrol Captain
Michael K. Osborn ...
Deputy
Wendelin Harston ...
Sally
Dean Hallo ...
SWAT Leader
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Saldez
Robert Himber ...
Police Captain
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Cook
Roy Yerbey ...
Truck Driver (as Roy Yerby)
Lori Creevay ...
Waitress (as Allorah Creevay)
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Fae
Gil Colon ...
Deputy
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Becky
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Jorge Martinez
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Montgomery
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Shorty
Merle Kennedy ...
Betty
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Patrolman
Stan Parks ...
FBI Agent
Ben Fuhrman ...
Captain Hiber
Lois Hicks ...
Ruth
Gary Giem ...
Al
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Robbie
Martin David Boyd ...
Hank
Kevin Bartlett ...
Tate
Vern Porter ...
Cubby
Leigh Reyburn ...
Woman in Bar
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Man in Shower (as Lionel Douglas)
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Man in Shower
Kristin McCloskey ...
News Anchor
Tricia Springer ...
Reporter (as Trishia Springer)
Keith L. Hatten ...
Brakeman Ray (as Keith Hatten)
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Tex
Silan Smith ...
Engineer
James Clark ...
Engineer (as Jim Clark)
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Colorado Trooper
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Colorado Trooper
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Small Mexican Man (as Joe Alphasa)
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Mom in Apartment (uncredited)
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Daughter (uncredited)
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Waitress (uncredited)
Antonino B. Garcia ...
Detective (uncredited)
Sara Harter ...
Maid (uncredited)
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Swat team (uncredited)
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Deputy Sheriff McLaughlin (uncredited)
Christopher Senger ...
Bill Suderland (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jeb Stuart

Written by

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Jeb Stuart ... (written by)

Produced by

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Mel Efros ... executive producer
Gale Anne Hurd ... producer
Keith Samples ... executive producer
Jeb Stuart ... executive producer

Music by

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Basil Poledouris ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Oliver Wood ... director of photography

Editing by

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Conrad Buff IV ... (as Conrad Buff)

Editorial Department

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Sheri Altman ... second assistant editor (as Sheri Altman Altieri)
David Crowther ... first assistant editor
David Egeler ... apprentice editor
Herbert L. McGurk ... post-production coordinator
Christy Richmond ... first assistant editor
Stephen R. Sheridan ... color timer (as Steve Sheridan)

Casting By

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Pam Dixon

Production Design by

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Jeffrey Howard ... (as Jeff Howard)

Art Direction by

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Carl J. Stensel ... (as Carl Stensel)

Set Decoration by

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Dena Roth

Costume Design by

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Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department

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Carl Bailey ... hair stylist
Kashka Banjoko ... hair stylist: Danny Glover
Diane Hammond ... makeup artist: Danny Glover
Vivian McAteer ... supervising hair stylist
Michael Mills ... makeup artist
Gerald Quist ... supervising makeup artist
Craig Reardon ... supervising makeup artist: second unit

Production Management

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Marty P. Ewing ... unit production manager (as Marty Ewing)
Kim Kurumada ... unit production manager: second unit
John O'Connor ... post-production supervisor
Barbara M. Ravis ... assistant unit manager
Lisa Rodgers ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Greg Babcock ... first assistant director: second unit
Paula Case ... dga trainee
Phil Dupont ... second assistant director
Peggy Hughes ... second second assistant director
Gary Hymes ... second unit director
Bob King ... second assistant director: second unit
Vincent Lascoumes ... first assistant director
Philip A. Patterson ... first assistant director: second unit (as Philip Patterson)
Denise Strong ... second assistant director
Nancy Townsend ... second second assistant director: second unit
Joth Riggs ... dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department

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Christopher Amy ... property master: second unit
Kordon Baker ... set dresser (as Kordon L. Baker)
Julie Brooke Beattie ... set dresser: Los Angeles
Michael Duran ... greensperson: second unit
Todd Ellis ... set dresser: Los Angeles
John Hinkle ... production painter
Mike Holowach ... set dresser
James Hurd ... set dresser (as James E. Hurd Sr.)
David Jaramillo ... set dresser
David Jensen ... art department coordinator: Denver
Eric Johnson ... snow dresser: second unit
Tony Johnson ... snow dresser: second unit
Ronald King ... set dresser
Keith A. Kropf ... head painter
Maureen Kropf ... lead scenic: Los Angeles
Frank McEldowney ... greensperson
Fred Michelotti ... property assistant: Denver
Erik L. Nelson ... property master (as Erik Nelson)
David P. Newell ... property assistant (as David Newell)
Ron Patterson ... set dresser
David C. Potter ... lead man (as David Potter)
Peter Mitchell Rubin ... storyboard artist
Gerald Scaife ... construction estimator
Ken Scaife ... construction coordinator
Quentin Schierenberg ... lead man
Joanna Venezky ... assistant decorator
Jason Weil ... art director: second unit
Mitch Wise ... construction foreperson: second unit
Jonathan Mikita ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Javier Bennassar ... sound effects editor
Charlie Bouis ... assistant sound engineer
Benjamin L. Cook ... sound effects editor (as Benjamin Cook)
Louis Creveling ... dialogue editor
Mary Erstad ... foley mixer
Sean Fahimian ... assistant sound editor
Alan Freedman ... adr mixer
Cormac Funge ... sound designer
Frank Gaeta ... sound effects editor
Jason George ... assistant sound editor
Gregory M. Gerlich ... supervising sound editor
Danielle Ghent ... foley editor
Dan Gleich ... sound mixer: second unit
David Grant ... supervising dialogue editor
Sarah Hammond ... foley artist (as Sara Hammond)
Catherine Harper ... foley artist
Ellen Heuer ... foley artist
Dean Hovey ... sound effects editor
Frederick Howard ... sound effects editor
Jeffrey A. Humphreys ... boom operator (as Jeffrey Humphreys)
Thomas Jones ... adr supervisor
David Kelson ... production sound mixer
Laura Laird ... foley editor
David Mann ... foley editor
Derek Marcil ... adr mixer / re-recording mixer
David Melhase ... sound effects editor
James Moriana ... foley artist (as Jim Moriana)
Michael Mullane ... sound editor
Jeff Porrello ... utility sound technician
John Ross ... re-recording mixer
Scott Sherline ... cable person
Walter Spencer ... dialogue editor
Lucy Sustar ... foley editor
Mathew Waters ... re-recording mixer
Elmo Weber ... sound effects supervisor
Patrick Giraudi ... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Kelly Vandever ... additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Jan Aaris ... special effects
Casey Cavanaugh ... special effects
Alden Wayne Dumas ... special effects technician: second unit (as Wayne 'Spud' Dumas)
Guy C. Feldman ... special effects: second unit (as Guy Feldman)
Bill Greene ... special effects
Stan Parks ... special effects coordinator
Bruce Richter ... special effects
Arthur G. Schlosser ... special effects technician
Daniel Sudick ... special effects supervisor (as Dan Sudick)
Frank W. Tarantino ... special effects (as Frank Tarantino)
Michael A. Tice ... special effects (as Mike Tice)

Visual Effects by

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Alan Barnett ... digital effects supervisor: Sight Effects
Cheryl Budgett ... digital supervisor: VIFX
Melissa Davies ... digital effects supervisor: Sight Effects
Tim Donahue ... plate supervisor: VIFX
Meg Freeman ... digital artist: VIFX
Joe Gareri ... executive producer: Pacific Title Digital
Rudy Hassen ... digital effects supervisor: Sight Effects
Jep Hill ... 2D digital artist: Todd-AO
Brian Holden ... 2D digital artist: Todd-AO
Josh R. Jaggars ... digital coordinator: VIFX
Brian Jennings ... visual effects executive producer: Todd-AO
Paul Kulikowski ... 2D digital artist: Todd-AO
John Lafauce ... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Daniel Miller ... 2D digital artist: Todd-AO
Zeke Morales ... film coordinator: VIFX
Michelle Murdocca ... executive digital producer: VIFX
Patrick Phillips ... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Edwin Rivera ... digital artist: VIFX
César Romero ... digital artist: VIFX
Olivier Sarda ... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Robin Saxen ... effects coordinator: Pacific Title Digital
Rob Schultz ... digital artist: VIFX
Craig Seitz ... digital effects supervisor: Todd-AO
David Sosalla ... effects supervisor: Pacific Title Digital
Paul Taglianetti ... production coordinator: VIFX
John C. Wash ... visual effects supervisor: VIFX (as John Wash)
Jeff Wells ... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Jack Wu ... producer: Todd-AO
Scott Billups ... visual effects (uncredited)
Anthony S. Ciccarelli ... Special Effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Seth Arnett ... stunts
Jophery C. Brown ... stunts (as Jophery Brown)
Tony Brubaker ... stunt performer / stunts
Jeff Habberstad ... stunt coordinator
Carlton Holder ... stunt double: Danny Glover
Keii Johnston ... stunts
Les Larson ... stunts
Jake Lombard ... stunt rigger / stunts
Pat Romano ... assistant stunt coordinator: second unit / stunt coordinator
Myke Schwartz ... stunts
Jan Michael Shultz ... stunts (as Jan Michael Schultz)
Jim Stephan ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Douglas L. Adam Jr. ... first assistant camera: second unit (as Doug Adam)
Joseph Antczak ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael J. Bailey ... electrician (as Mike Bailey)
William D. Barber ... camera operator: "a" camera
Mike Benson ... director of photography: second unit (as Michael Benson)
Hans Bjerno ... camera operator: Wescam camera (as Hans Bjnero)
Bobby Burton ... chief lighting technician: second unit
Geoffrey Chang ... camera loader: second unit
James B. Crawford ... chief lighting technician (as Jim Crawford)
James 'Spud' Danicic ... additional camera remote technician: second unit / remote head technician: CamRemote
Jay Davis ... second company grip: second unit
Vito DePalma ... additional first assistant camera: second unit
David E. Diano ... camera operator: "b" camera
Jim Dunn ... grip: second unit (as Jimmy Dunn)
Charles Duran ... grip
Sandy East ... rigger: second unit
Kenneth Estes ... 24 frame video operator (as Kenny Estes)
Jerry Eubanks ... electrician
Ken Fisher ... additional assistant camera: second unit
Ian Fox ... camera operator: second unit
Michael Genne ... camera operator: second unit (as Mikael Genne)
Gary Hanstrom ... grip
Richard Hartley ... assistant chief lighting technician
Joe Hicks ... grip (as Joe E. Hicks)
Justin Holdsworth ... electrician: second unit
Peter Jensen ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Casey Jones ... first company grip: second unit
Scott C. Keys ... electrician: second unit (as Scott Keys)
Scott Kidner ... electrician
Craig Kohlhoff ... assistant camera
Brian Lataille ... additional camera remote technician: second unit (as Brian LaTaille)
Larry Liddell ... assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
Trevor Loomis ... second assistant camera: second unit
David Luckenbach ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Wayne Marshall ... electrician: second unit
Russell McElhatton ... assistant camera: second unit (as Russ McElhatton)
Fred L. McLane ... first assistant camera: second unit (as Fred McLaine)
Rob Morey ... first assistant camera
Melissa Moseley ... still photographer
Bob Munoz ... first company grip (as Robert O. Muñoz)
John O'Connor ... second assistant camera: second unit
David L. Parrish ... assistant camera: second unit (as David Parrish)
Frank Parrish ... second assistant camera: second unit
Joe A. Ponticelle ... additional first assistant camera: second unit (as Joe Ponticelle)
George Power ... generator operator: second unit
Bradford Ralston ... video assist operator (as Brad Ralston)
Scott Ransom ... camera operator: second unit
Michael Raspa ... second assistant camera
Tony Rivetti ... first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (as Tony Revetti)
Mike Ruffner ... grip: second unit
Stephen Sfetku ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Nick Shuster ... additional second assistant camera: second unit
Lonnie Stewart ... grip
Mike Stromp ... electrician: second unit
Michael T. Travers ... best boy grip / second company grip (as Michael Travers)
Renee Treyball ... additional assistant camera: second unit
Dave Tutokey ... electrician (as David Tutokey)
Joseph D. Urbanczyk ... additional camera operator: second unit (as Joseph Urbanczyk)
Don Voss ... grip: second unit
Aaron Walters ... rigger: second unit
Charles W. Wayt ... dolly grip
Thomas D. Wazney ... dolly grip: second unit (as Thomas Wazney)
William Westbay ... rigger: second unit
Rick Wyatt ... rigger: second unit
William D. Wynn ... dolly grip: second unit
Steve Yaconelli ... director of photography: second unit
David Quint ... remote camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Leigh French ... voice casting
Amy Gerber ... casting associate
Peggy Larson ... casting: Denver

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Corey Bronson ... set costumer (as Corey A. Bronson)
Sybil Gray ... wardrobe: second unit
Kelly Andrew King ... set costumer (as Kelly A. King)
Meg Matthews ... assistant costumer
Ninalou Risolio ... supervising set costumer (as Nina Risolio)
John S. Thomas ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Karen Beard ... location manager: Denver
Antoinette Levine ... location manager
Julie Anne Moore ... location manager: Denver (as Julie Moore)
Joshua Silverman ... location manager: Los Angeles (as Josh Silverman)

Music Department

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Tim Boyle ... music recordist
James Burt ... assistant music editor
Keith Gattis ... composer: additional music
Arthur Kempel ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Greig McRitchie ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Basil Poledouris ... conductor
Curtis Roush ... music editor
David Sabee ... orchestra contractor
Ralph Sall ... music supervisor
Eric Colvin ... composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)
Steve Forman ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Greig McRitchie ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
David Slonaker ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Steven Scott Smalley ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Diane Durant ... script supervisor: second unit
Judi Townsend ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Robert E Dingle ... driver (as Robert E. Dingle)
Ray Holmgren ... transportation co-captain: second unit
Douglas Miller ... transportation captain (as Douglas G. Miller)
Tom Roberts ... transportation captain: second unit
David G. Todd ... transportation
John M. Woodward ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Donita Aylor ... set production assistant: second unit
Jeff Bars ... production assistant: Denver
Douglas Blush ... video documentarian
Gabrielle Bourne ... distribution coordinator (uncredited)
James Clark ... train coordinator (as Jim Clark)
Rick Coffee ... payroll auditor
Earl Cole ... brake operator
Eric Colvin ... synthesizer programmer
Margaret Cox ... assistant: Jeb Stuart
Marianne Crescenzi ... assistant production coordinator
David Egeler ... production assistant: Los Angeles
Cliff Fleming ... helicopter pilot (as Cliff Flemming)
Cheryl Gibson ... second assistant auditor
Kurt Godel ... digital transfer engineer
Ernie Harker ... train conductor
Melanie Harris ... assistant: Danny Glover
Beau Holden ... assistant: Dennis Quaid
Steve Holland ... train mechanic
Jim Hoppin ... production secretary: Los Angeles
Daniel Junge ... office production assistant: second unit
Reg Krueger ... craft service second unit
Todd M. Lachniet ... assistant production coordinator: second unit (as Todd Lachniet)
Christophe Le Chanu ... supervising production assistant
Robin Le Chanu ... production coordinator (as Robin L. Green)
Marie Nashold ... medic (as Ree Hoke)
Joseph Neff ... train mechanic
Douglas Neithercut ... mountain safety supporter
Thomas J. O'Connor ... set production assistant: second unit
Kat Peterson ... production secretary: Denver
Brad Rivers ... assistant: Keith Samples
Lee V. Rohide ... train engineer
Peggy Rosson ... production auditor (as Peggy Ann Rosson)
Rob Sackett ... set production assistant: second unit
Rachel Santoy ... operations manager
Eric B. Shoemaker ... office production assistant: second unit
A. Rochell Smith ... set production assistant: second unit
Silan Smith ... train master
Susan Steinlauf-Pascal ... unit publicist (as Susan Steinlauf)
Michael Swafford ... first assistant auditor
Albert Swanson ... engineering manager
Geoff Teagardin ... production assistant: Los Angeles (as Geoffrey 'T-Bone' Teagardin)
Eve Watterson ... production coordinator: second unit
Edwin Williams ... assistant train coordinator
Sean Williams ... assistant: Gale Anne Hurd
Chris Winn ... craft service
Jeff Winn ... craft service
John Gray Worrell ... production assistant: Denver
Rachel Young ... set production assistant: second unit
Brad Stephens ... publicist (uncredited)
Adam D. Wright ... distribution executive (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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

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Taglines The hunter is tracking the killer. But the killer is setting the trap. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Going West (United States)
  • Zig Zag (United States)
  • Going West in America (United States)
  • La piste du tueur (France)
  • Switchback - Gnadenlose Flucht (Germany)
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Runtime
  • 118 min
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Box Office

Budget $37,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $2,704,568, 02 Nov 1997

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to an interview with writer and director Jeb Stuart in Premiere magazine, he had originally intended to make this movie back in the 1980s, under the title "Going West in America", with Sidney Poitier, Robert Duvall, and Kevin Bacon in the three main roles. See more »
Goofs In several scenes, squealing tires are heard from a car skidding on a snow-packed road. Tires do not squeal on snow. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Gattaca/The House of Yes/A Life Less Ordinary/FairyTale: A True Story/Sunday (1997). See more »
Soundtracks Safe in the Arms of Love See more »
Quotes Sheriff Buck Olmstead: The guy was a killer, Frank.
Frank LaCrosse: Yeah, but he wasn't a liar.
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