A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escorted to trial by uptight 20-something FBI agent John Buckner. While the two seem to be polar opposites, it turns out that Buckner may have more in common with Walker than is initially apparent, a point that is driven home when the pair faces off against a sinister small-town sheriff.
Acting
Hopper dialing his crazy to 11, Sutherland at peak baby-faced intensity.
Direction
Amurri somehow makes train travel visually interesting. Briefly.
Writing
The 'your mom was at Woodstock' twist hits different if you didn't guess it immediately.
Director
Franco Amurri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Dennis Hopper's final leading role before he pivoted to playing unhinged villains in Super Mario Bros. and Speed. The man knew his brand.
Released four months after the 20th anniversary of Woodstock, this film desperately wanted to be the definitive Boomer vs. Gen-X statement—then Reality Bites happened four years later and nobody remembered this existed.
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