Themes: Hired Killers, Crime Gone Awry, Drug Trade
Main Cast: Molly Ringwald, Lance Henriksen, Corbin Bernsen, Donal Logue, Chris Shearer
Release Year: 1995
Country: US
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
After a drug deal goes horribly awry, Bebe and Alex (Molly Ringwald and Donal Logue) flee to Baja where they wait for money and passports to arrive. Bebe's father (Corbin Bernsen) sends Bebe's not-yet-divorced ex-husband Michael (Michael Nickles) after her, hoping he can talk some sense into Bebe. While Bebe and Alex get increasingly irritated and Michael searches the streets of Baja, a ill-tempered and cut-throat hitman (Lance Henriksen) shows up and befriends Michael. Eventually, all the characters collide in the desert in an explosive confrontation. Typical Elmore Leonard-type plot situation among criminals, but the lush photography of Baja and the competent performances keep this film taut and fresh looking. Henriksen in particular breathes life into a very cliched character making the audience wish the whole film was about him. ~ Sean D. MacLaggan, All Movie Guide
Nelson Lyon - Nelson; Wayne Duvall - Husband; Karen S. Gregan - Wife; Roxanna Michaels - Prostitute; Michael A. Nickles - Michael; Julian Reyes - Shorty; Jack Conley - Duke
Credit
Gary Russell - Co-producer, Russell Gray - Co-producer, Kristen Anacker - Costume Designer, Kurt Voss - Director, Gail Yasunaga - Editor, Susan Shapiro - Line Producer, Reg Powell - Composer (Music Score), Elisabeth A. Scott - Production Designer, Denis Maloney - Cinematographer, Larry Rattner - Producer, Ehud Bleiberg - Producer, Yitzhak Ginsberg - Producer, Kurt Voss - Screenwriter