Flashback (1990)
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38% of critics liked it
(13 reviews) -
53% of users liked it
(5,725 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Franco Amurri
- Written By
- David Loughery
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 2, 1990 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount
Critic Reviews
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Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide
A lot more entertaining than first looks would indicate. Plus it's always fun to laugh at the 1980s.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Sweet-tempered little film.
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
Erased from Hopper and Sutherlan
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It has its moments of reliving the past before it turns into a silly and unimportant film...
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Cast
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Dennis Hopper
as Huey Walker
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Kiefer Sutherland
as John Buckner
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Carol Kane
as Maggie
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Paul Dooley
as Donald R. Stark FBI Director
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Cliff De Young
as Sheriff Hightower
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Richard Masur
as Barry
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Michael McKean
as Hal
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Kathleen York
as Sparkle
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Tom O'Brien
as Phil Prager
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Alan August
as Hal's Son
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Kenneth Jensen Bryan
as Buckner's Father
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Jason Campbell
as Kid on Train
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Dwayne Carrington
as Waiter in Dining Car
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Jack Casperson
as Man in Dining Car
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Wendelin Harston
as Woman on Train
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Delbert Highlands
as Loomis
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Jason Iselin
as Barry's Son
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Liz Jury
as Barmaid
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Eric Lorentz
as Prison Guard
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Donna McMullen
as Buckner's Mother
- Penelope Ann Miller
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Bobby Price
as Deputy
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Tim Riley
as Deputy
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Adam Seils
as Young Buckner
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Norm Silver
as Conductor
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Steve Spencer
as Man on Train
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David Underwood
as Deputy
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Kelli Van Londersele
as Girl in Bar
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Jan Van Sickle
as Prison Guard
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Allan Graf
as Studie
