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.
Acting
Danny Glover's unsettling charm that keeps you guessing
Cinematography
Bleak snow-covered landscapes that isolate every character
Practical Effects
Brutal train stunt sequences that CGI would ruin today
Director
Jeb Stuart
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
Leo Burmester
Clyde 'Shorty' Callahan
Merle Kennedy
Betty (Store Clerk)
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Atty. Jorge Martinez
Claudia Stedelin
Babysitter (Missy)
Brent Hinkley
Man on Porch ('Tom Billingham')
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Jeb Stuart's directorial debut after writing Die Hard and The Fugitive—notice any similarities?
The climactic train stunt involved an actual moving locomotive with Dennis Quaid performing his own climb; no green screen in 1997, baby.
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