Main Cast: Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane, Paul Dooley, Cliff De Young
Release Year: 1990
Country: US
Run Time: 110 minutes
Plot
A yuppie and a hippie are the offbeat pairing of this character comedy in the tradition of earlier mismatched buddy films such as Midnight Run (1988). Kiefer Sutherland is uptight, 26-year-old FBI agent John Buckner, who's been assigned to escort an aging counterculture radical named Huey Walker (Dennis Hopper) to Oregon for trial on a charge that's decades old. Buckner finds Huey's lifestyle and beliefs irresponsible. Once the two are bound for their Pacific Northwest destination, Huey begins to play psychological mind games with the straight-arrow Buckner, convincing him that he's tripping on hallucinogenic drugs, getting him drunk, and setting him up with a hooker named Sparkle (Kathleen York). Huey trades places with his captor and soon a game of cat-and-mouse is afoot as the agent pursues the one-time radical, with surprising revelations abounding regarding Buckner's childhood and Huey's motivations for allowing himself to be captured. Flashback also stars Carol Kane, Cliff De Young, Richard Masur, Michael McKean, and Paul Dooley. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Richard Masur - Barry; Michael McKean - Hal; Kathleen York - Sparkle; Tom O'Brien - Phil Prager; Alan August - Hal's Son; Kenneth Jensen Bryan - Buckner's Father; Jason Campbell - Kid on Train; Dwayne Carrington - Waiter in Dining Car; Jack Casperson - Man in Dining Car; Wendelin Harston - Woman on Train; Delbert Highlands - Loomis; Jason Iselin - Barry's Son; Liz Jury - Barmaid; Eric Lorentz - Prison Guard; Donna McMullen - Buckner's Mother; Penelope Ann Miller; Bobby Price - Deputy; Tim Riley - Deputy; Adam Seils - Young Buckner; Norm Silver - Conductor; Steve Spencer - Man on Train; David Underwood - Deputy; Kelli Van Londersele - Girl in Bar; Jan Van Sickle - Prison Guard; Allan Graf - Studie
Credit
James Terry Welden - Art Director, Eileen Kennedy - Costume Designer, Franco Amurri - Director, C. Timothy O'Meara - Editor, Barry Goldberg - Composer (Music Score), Jody Taylor Worth - Musical Direction/Supervision, Jody Taylor Worth - Songwriter, Charles Balasz - Makeup, Vince Cresciman - Production Designer, Stefan Czapsky - Cinematographer, David Loughery - Producer, Marvin Worth - Producer, Richard Stenta - Producer, Cecilia Rodarte - Set Designer, Dennis Dion - Special Effects, David Loughery - Screenwriter, Floyd Jones - Featured Music, Lou Reed - Featured Music, The Rolling Stones - Featured Music, Mars Bonfire - Featured Music, Bob Dylan - Featured Music, Jimi Hendrix - Featured Music, Jim Johnson - Featured Music, Mick Jones - Featured Music, Don Letts - Featured Music, Curtis Mayfield - Featured Music, Grace Slick - Featured Music, Alan Wilson - Featured Music, Ray Davies - Featured Music, Michael Mills - Featured Music
