Thriller · Mystery
Switchback
The hunter becomes the hunted.
After FBI agent Frank Lacrosse believes his son was kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, he travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding. Although officially taken off the case because of its personal significance to him, Frank continues to pursue the killer, causing concern for local sheriff Buck Olmstead. When another victim pops up at a nearby car garage, Frank knows that he is as close as he'll ever be to tracking down the elusive killer.
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Top Cast
Dennis Quaid
FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosse
Danny Glover
Bob Goodall
R. Lee Ermey
Sheriff Buck Olmstead
Jared Leto
Lane Dixon
Ted Levine
Deputy Nate Booker
William Fichtner
Chief Jack McGinnis
Walton Goggins
Bud (Deputy)
Kevin Cooney
FBI SAC Grant Montgomery
Directed by
Jeb Stuart
Production
Rysher Entertainment
Paramount PicturesReviews
John Chard
5/102/4/2017
Cause he told the truth, and once you've heard the truth, everything else is just cheap whiskey. Switchback is written and directed by Jeb Stuart. It stars Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto, R. Lee Ermey, Ted Levine and William Fitchner. Music is by Basil Poledouris and cinematography by Oliver Wood. FBI agent Frank LaCrosse (Quaid) is tracking a serial killer who he believes kidnapped his young son. Switchback is a standard serial killer based thriller that flopped at the box office. It's not a bad film but it never delivers on its potential. The location travelogue of the story is most impressive, especially the last third once we get to the snowy mountains of Colorado, but it's the scenery that grips and holds the attention more than the plot. The red herrings have inte
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