Switchback

1997
R
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

15K

YOUR RATING

Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid in Switchback (1997)

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Crime Mystery Thriller

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.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

15K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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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

I liked just about every aspect of this movie. The local police aren't portrayed as a bunch of inbred idiots, the killer isn't portrayed as maniacal and impersonable, and the FBI agent isn't just a suit with all the personality of a tube of toothpaste. All of these combine to make a refreshing murder mystery/thriller. This isn't the classic "who dun it?" type of murder mystery; rather, it is more in the flavor of "Silence of the Lambs", where we discover who the killer is long before the end of the movie, and the suspense comes from anticipating the hero catching the villain.