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Action, Mystery, Thriller
Paramount Pictures  (1997) 118 mins R

6.1 (4,258 votes)
FBI agent Dennis Quaid tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son....

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Cast and Crew
Claudia Stedelin  ......  Missy, the Babysitter
Ian Blake Nelson  ......  Andy LaCrosse
Brent Hinkley  ......  Man on Porch
R. Lee Ermey  ......  Sheriff Buck Olmstead
Walton Goggins  ......  Bud
Ted Levine  ......  Deputy Nate Booker
Director  .....  Jeb Stuart
Producer  .....  Mel Efros; Gale Anne Hurd
Writer  .....  Jeb Stuart
Notes
Goofs:
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. (more)

Trivia:
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. (more)

Filming Locations:
Colorado, USA (more)

Quotes:
Sheriff Buck Olmstead: He told the truth, and once you tell the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey. (more)