Eddie finds himself being forced at a gunpoint, by an unseen assailant, on a dark and brutal journey through the harsh terrain of the Mojave desert. His nemesis is Jimmy, a man with an aberrant agenda; armed with a rifle, a scope, walkie-talkies and a truck, he has organized a series of ambushes and mantraps designed to push Eddie to the limits of his humanity and beyond.
Acting
Henriksen's whispered menace versus Goss's physical deterioration.
Cinematography
Mojave as suffocating character, not backdrop.
Direction
Hart's lean staging of theatrical two-hander in vast space.
Director
Brett A. Hart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 18 days in the actual Mojave with temperatures exceeding 115°F; Goss genuinely collapsed once from heat exhaustion.
The film flopped commercially but Henriksen later cited Jimmy as his favorite late-career role—a rare villain who believes he's the protagonist.
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