Flashpoint (1984)

Directed by

William Tannen

Genre

action film, mystery film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two border patrolmen in Texas discover a buried jeep with a skeleton and a bag of money from a decades-old crime. As they investigate, the find puts them at odds with each other and with powerful forces who want the secret to stay hidden.

grittysuspensefulsombermethodicalatmospherictensepensive

What happens

Flashpoint is a 1984 American neo-western action thriller film starring Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams, Rip Torn, Jean Smart, Kurtwood Smith, and Tess Harper. The film is directed by William Tannen in his directorial debut, and is based on the novel of the same name by George LaFountaine, with a screenplay by Dennis Shryack and Michael Butler. The original score was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream. It was the first theatrical film produced by HBO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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