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Overview

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Director:

Kevin Hooks

Writers (WGA):

William Mickelberry (written by) &
Dan Vining (written by)

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Release Date:

1 May 1998 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more

Tagline:

The only way to stay safe is to stay moving. more

Plot:

An ex-con takes a job driving a truck cross country. What he doesn't know is that the truck is filled... more | add synopsis

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User Comments:

Mock gravitas and laughable dialogue more (68 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Patrick Swayze ... Jack Crews

Meat Loaf ... Red
Randy Travis ... Earl
Gabriel Casseus ... Sonny
Brian Vincent ... Wes
Graham Beckel ... Cutler

Brenda Strong ... Melanie Crews
Rusty De Wees ... Junior

Cyril O'Reilly ... Vince
Erin Broderick ... Tracy Crews

Charles S. Dutton ... Agent Alan Ford (as Charles Dutton)

Stephen Tobolowsky ... ATF Agent McClaren
Lorraine Toussaint ... Avery, FBI
Hester Hargett ... FBI Tech

Stuart Greer ... Weight Station Trooper
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Black Dog (France)
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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense scenes of action violence, and for language.

Runtime:

89 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Kevin Sorbo was originally signed to star, but had to pull out due to medical problems. more

Goofs:

Continuity: In chapter 8, when Jack and Earl are involved in a chase with DW and Leroy, you can see that the comfort latches on both Jack and Earl's seatbelts are black. During the chase, they become yellow. Later, after Jack's truck hits the flatbed loaded with crushed cars, they are again black. more

Quotes:

Red: [after crashing his truck] Damn you Crews! Your ass is mine! more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blacktop (2000) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

Driving My Life Away more


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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Mock gravitas and laughable dialogue, 31 March 2003
1/10
Author: JD from London

HAHAHAHAHA

Oh, that amused me!

I'm not quite sure which bit was the funniest: Being chased through a house and trying to hold up the pursuit by throwing a plastic laundry basket, the 'urban myth' style story of the eponymous Black Dog told with an attempt at gravitas, or Meat Loaf's bizarre performance quoting random sections of bible-speak not even relevant to his situation.

Oh, the fight between the two figures of authority was risible too. Ooh get me, I'll snatch that piece of paper from your hands. How butch.

Dreadful dialogue and endless shots of gear changes do not a good movie make. The action is laughable and predictable with villains' vehicles exploding on contact and the good guy's rig indestructible.

Don't quite know what made me watch it till the end, but I did.

Very poor and not quite funny enough to make it watchable (again)

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