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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 74/100. Scores higher than 83% of the 702 1990s crime movies in this catalog. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic74/100
1,152 audience votes
Key crew
- Jonathan MostowDirector
- Jonathan MostowScreenplay
- Basil PoledourisOriginal Music Composer
- Sam MontgomeryScreenplay
Cast
- Kurt RussellJeff Taylor
- J.T. WalshWarren 'Red' Barr
- Kathleen QuinlanAmy Taylor
- M.C. GaineyEarl
- Jack NoseworthyBilly
- Rex LinnSheriff Boyd
- Ritch BrinkleyAl
- Moira SiniseArleen Barr
- Kim RobillardDeputy Len Carver
- Thomas KopacheCalhoun
- Jack McGeeBartender
- Vincent BerryDeke Barr
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Themes
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