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C
Average
MASTER SCORE 49.4 / 100
1997·Crime / Mystery / Thriller·1h 58m

SWITCHBACK

“The hunter becomes the hunted.”

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.

Above the Line
Jeb Stuart·DirectorJeb Stuart·ScreenplayOliver Wood·Director of PhotographyBasil Poledouris·Original Music ComposerConrad Buff IV·Editor
Cast
Dennis Quaid·FBI Special Agent Frank LaCrosseDanny Glover·Bob GoodallR. Lee Ermey·Sheriff Buck OlmsteadJared Leto·Lane DixonTed Levine·Deputy Nate BookerWilliam Fichtner·Chief Jack McGinnisWalton Goggins·Bud (Deputy)Kevin Cooney·FBI SAC Grant MontgomeryLeo Burmester·Clyde 'Shorty' CallahanMerle Kennedy·Betty (Store Clerk)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Jeb Stuart·DirectorGary Hymes·Second Unit DirectorPhil Dupont·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 1
Jeb Stuart·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Oliver Wood·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Conrad Buff IV·Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Basil Poledouris·Original Music ComposerRalph Sall·Music SupervisorDavid Grant·Supervising Dialogue EditorBenjamin L. Cook·Sound Effects EditorLaura Laird·Foley EditorDavid Mann·Foley Editor
Art & Design· 2
Jeffrey Howard·Production DesignCarl J. Stensel·Art Direction
Production· 6
Keith Samples·Executive ProducerJeb Stuart·Executive ProducerMel Efros·Executive ProducerGale Anne Hurd·ProducerPam Dixon·CastingMarty P. Ewing·Unit Production Manager
Other Departments· 10
Keii Johnston·StuntsJim Stephan·StuntsLes Larson·StuntsTony Brubaker·StuntsSeth Arnett·StuntsMyke Schwartz·StuntsJake Lombard·StuntsJeff Habberstad·Stunt CoordinatorJophery C. Brown·StuntsJan Michael Shultz·Stunts
By the Numbers
49.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.5
OF 10
IMDb
31%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$6M
ROI -82%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Switchback's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#9E540B
#D88A2C
#4A2102
Mood
Intense, Mysterious
Composition
Layered
Era
90s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features two large, close-up male faces, one on the left and one on the right, both rendered in warm, golden-orange tones. Below them, a smalle”

Key Elements
Railroad TracksHat
Atmosphere
Golden, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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