Flashpoint (1984)

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They drink together. Work together. Party together. They live for trouble. Now they've uncovered a secret and their troubles are just beginning.

Two Texas border guards find a jeep buried in the desert, with a skeleton, a scoped rifle, and a box with $800,000 in cash. Before they decide whether to keep the money or report it, they privately investigate the clues and unravel a decades old mystery.

• Released: 1984-04-19
• Genres: Crime, Thriller, Western
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 59 votes

Directed by William Tannen.

Top cast

• Kris Kristofferson as Bobby Logan
• Treat Williams as Ernie Wyatt
• Rip Torn as Sheriff Wells
• Kevin Conway as Brook
• Kurtwood Smith as Carson
• Miguel Ferrer as Roget
• Jean Smart as Doris
• Guy Boyd as Lambasino
• Mark Slade as Hawthorne
• Roberts Blossom as Amarillo

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Where to watch Flashpoint

• United States: stream on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel

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