Switchback (1997) Thriller Mystery Crime
Switchback (1997) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 4.75/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.4/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 3.1/10
Switchback Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: F.B.I. agent Frank LaCrosse returns home to find his home has been broken into, his son is missing and Missy the babysitter is lying in a pool of her own insides. Her murder being the hallmarks of a elusive enigmatic serial killer whose slaughter spree...stretches nearly two years. Frank"s desperate pursuit leads to Amarillo, Texas, where two more victims matching the killers M.O. have been found slashed to death. As Frank searches for his suspect the local Sheriff Buck Olmstead and his Deputy Nate Booker investigate the killings in-between a heated election feud, with his competition police chief Jack McGinnis. All the while drifting former doctor Lane Dixon is picked up by ex-railroad man, Bob Goodall. As a local Mechanic, Clyde "Shorty" Callahan becomes the latest victim. Frank hopes and prays to find this sociopath before he disappears perhaps forever into the rocky mountains
Tagline: The hunter is tracking the killer. But the killer is setting the trap.
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Switchback Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1997 (more 1997 movies)
Box Office: $6,492,660
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Switchback Release Dates In Theaters: Oct 31, 1997
Writers: Jeb Stuart
Producers: Mel Efros, Gale Anne Hurd, Keith Samples, Jeb Stuart
Editors: Conrad Buff IV
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Switchback (1997) Cast (Click to Expand)
Switchback Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia Stedelin | ... | Missy, the Babysitter |
| Ian Nelson | ... | Andy LaCrosse |
| Brent Hinkley | ... | Man on Porch |
| R. Lee Ermey | ... | Sheriff Buck Olmstead |
| Walton Goggins | ... | Bud (as Walt Goggins) |
| Ted Levine | ... | Deputy Nate Booker |
| Louis Schaefer | ... | Sim |
| William Fichtner | ... | Chief Jack McGinnis |
| Jared Leto | ... | Lane Dixon |
| Robert L. Somers | ... | Rancher |
| Lexie Stuart | ... | Ranchers Daughter |
| Danny Glover | ... | Bob Goodall |
| Ted Markland | ... | Bartender |
| Gregory Scott Cummins | ... | Rick |
| Tommy Puett | ... | Ben |
| Stuart Proud Eagle Grant | ... | Luke (as Stuart Grant) |
| Dennis Quaid | ... | Frank LaCrosse |
| Ken Thorley | ... | Morgue Attendant |
| Pat Mahoney | ... | Highway Patrol Captain |
| Michael K. Osborn | ... | Deputy |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Claudia Stedelin (b. November 30, 1956) – Missy, the Babysitter
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - Ian Nelson – Andy LaCrosse
- Brent Hinkley (b. April 12, 1962) – Man on Porch
Sign: Aries - R. Lee Ermey, as Sheriff Buck Olmstead, passed away at age 74 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Sign: Aries, Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Also known as: Lee Emery | R. Lee Emrey | Lee Ermey | Ronald Lee Ermey | R. Lee Ermy - Walton Goggins (b. November 10, 1971) – Bud (as Walt Goggins)
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: Walt Goggins - Ted Levine (b. May 29, 1957) – Deputy Nate Booker
Sign: Gemini, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m) - Louis Schaefer – Sim
- William Fichtner (b. November 27, 1956) – Chief Jack McGinnis
Sign: Sagittarius, Height: 5' 11¾" (1.82 m)
Also known as: Bill Fichtner | Willian Fichtner - Jared Leto (b. December 26, 1971) – Lane Dixon
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Also known as: Bartholomew Cubbins | 30 Seconds to Mars | Thirty Seconds to Mars | Angakok Panipaq - Robert L. Somers – Rancher
- Lexie Stuart – Ranchers Daughter
- Danny Glover (b. July 22, 1946) – Bob Goodall
Sign: Cancer, Height: 6' 3½" (1.92 m)
Also known as: Danny Lebern Glover - Ted Markland, as Bartender, passed away at age 78 in Yucca Valley, California, USA.
Sign: Capricorn, Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m) - Gregory Scott Cummins (b. November 30, 1955) – Rick
Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Also known as: Gregory Scott Cummings | Greg Cummins - Tommy Puett – Ben
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