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Switchback

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
15K
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Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid in Switchback (1997)
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CrimeMysteryThriller

An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.

  • Director
    • Jeb Stuart
  • Writer
    • Jeb Stuart
  • Stars
    • Danny Glover
    • Dennis Quaid
    • Claudia Stedelin
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jeb Stuart
    • Writer
      • Jeb Stuart
    • Stars
      • Danny Glover
      • Dennis Quaid
      • Claudia Stedelin
    • 111User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Danny Glover
    Danny Glover
    • Bob Goodall
    Dennis Quaid
    Dennis Quaid
    • Frank LaCrosse
    Claudia Stedelin
    Claudia Stedelin
    • Babysitter
    Ian Nelson
    • Andy LaCrosse
    Brent Hinkley
    Brent Hinkley
    • Man on Porch
    R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    • Sheriff Buck Olmstead
    Walton Goggins
    Walton Goggins
    • Bud
    • (as Walt Goggins)
    Ted Levine
    Ted Levine
    • Nate
    Louis Schaefer
    • Sim
    William Fichtner
    William Fichtner
    • McGinnis
    Jared Leto
    Jared Leto
    • Lane Dixon
    Robert L. Somers
    • Rancher
    Lexie Stuart
    • Ranchers Daughter
    Ted Markland
    Ted Markland
    • Bartender
    Gregory Scott Cummins
    Gregory Scott Cummins
    • Rick
    Tommy Puett
    • Ben
    Stuart Proud Eagle Grant
    • Luke
    • (as Stuart Grant)
    Ken Thorley
    Ken Thorley
    • Morgue Attendant
    • Director
      • Jeb Stuart
    • Writer
      • Jeb Stuart
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    • Trivia
      According to an interview with writer and director Jeb Stuart in Premiere magazine, he had originally intended to make this movie back in the 1980s, under the title "Going West in America", with Sidney Poitier, Robert Duvall, and Kevin Bacon in the three main roles.
    • Goofs
      In several scenes, squealing tires are heard from a car skidding on a snow-packed road. Tires do not squeal on snow.
    • Quotes

      Sheriff Buck Olmstead: The guy was a killer, Frank.

      Frank LaCrosse: Yeah, but he wasn't a liar.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Gattaca/The House of Yes/A Life Less Ordinary/FairyTale: A True Story/Sunday (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Safe in the Arms of Love
      Written by Pamela Rose (as Pam Rose), Mary Ann Kennedy, and Pat Bunch
      Performed by Martina McBride
      Courtesy of The RCA Records label of BMG Entertainment

    User reviews111

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    7/10

    A solid thriller

    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
    • Tequila-18
    • Oct 10, 1999
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Going West
    • Filming locations
      • Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA(Outside courthouse with watchtower)
    • Production companies
      • Pacific Western
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Rysher Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $37,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,492,660
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,704,568
      • Nov 2, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,492,660
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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