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Release Date:
31 October 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
The hunter is tracking the killer. But the killer is setting the trap. morePlot:
FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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A solid thriller more (68 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Claudia Stedelin | ... | Missy, the Babysitter | |
| Ian Blake 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 | |
| Louis Schaefer | ... | Sim | |
| William Fichtner | ... | Chief Jack McGinnis | |
| Jared Leto | ... | Lane Dixon | |
| Robert L. Somers | ... | Rancher | |
| Lexie Stuart | ... | Ranchers Daughter | |
| Danny Glover | ... | Bob Goodall | |
| Ted Markland | ... | Bartender | |
| Gregory Scott Cummins | ... | Rick | |
| Tommy Puett | ... | Ben |
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Also Known As:
Going West (USA) (working title)Going West in America (USA) (working title)
Zig Zag (USA) (TV title)
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Rated R for strong violence and several views of nude pin-ups.Parents Guide:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 (video premiere) | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Spain:18 | UK:15 (video premiere) | USA:R (certificate #34897)Fun Stuff
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According to an interview with Jeb Stuart in Premiere magazine, he had originally intended to make this movie back in the early 1980's under the title 'Going West in America', with Sidney Poitier, 'Robert Duvall (I)', and Kevin Bacon in the three main roles. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: In 1997 the Colorado State Patrol used a new fleet of silver/blue Chevrolet Cameros, silver/blue Ford Explorers and silver/blue Ford Crown Victorias, not the white Fords that movie shows. moreQuotes:
Sheriff Buck Olmstead: He told the truth, and once you tell the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey. moreFAQ
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I was surprised by this film quite a bit. I thought it would be another mediocre paint-by-the-number genre piece. To my amazement Switchback is a taut and suspenseful film. Its fun to see Danny Glover cast against type. By no means a masterpiece, but well worth watching by thriller fans