White Sands (1992)
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43% of critics liked it
(14 reviews) -
37% of users liked it
(3,549 ratings)
A suicide found in the desert with 500,000 dollars cash stuffed in a briefcase makes Sheriff Ray Dolezal (Willem Dafoe) curious. What was the dead man up to? Sensing that if he follows the money, he'll find crime at the end of the trail, Dolezal assumes his identity. He soon discovers the dead… More A suicide found in the desert with 500,000 dollars cash stuffed in a briefcase makes Sheriff Ray Dolezal (Willem Dafoe) curious. What was the dead man up to? Sensing that if he follows the money, he'll find crime at the end of the trail, Dolezal assumes his identity. He soon discovers the dead man was a paid informant for an FBI agent (Samuel L. Jackson) trailing an arms dealer (Mickey Rourke) who works with an intermediary (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). Dolezal begins to suspect that he's being set up to take a big fall when the money is stolen from him and the dead man's girlfriend (Maura Tierney, in an early role) gets killed after she tells him that her beau had a partner in a scheme to steal the money from the FBI. Will his enemies discover his real identity? Will the FBI agent turn on him? Will he get back the money? ~ Nick Sambides, Jr., Rovi
- Directed By
- Roger Donaldson
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 24, 1992 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Not a bad little noir, but not exactly memorable, either.
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Chuck Rudolph, Matinee Magazine
An intriguing mystery with good performances and a crisp style.
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Cast
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Willem Dafoe
as Ray Dolezal
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Mickey Rourke
as Gorman Lennox
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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
as Lane Bodine
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Samuel L. Jackson
as Greg Meeker
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M. Emmet Walsh
as Bert Gibson
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James Rebhorn
as Flynn
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Mimi Rogers
as Molly Dolezal
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Maura Tierney
as Noreen
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Beth Grant
as Roz
- John P. Ryan
- Fred Dalton Thompson
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Royce D. Applegate
as Peterson
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William P. Bennet
as Rodeo Clown
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Joy Bouton
as Sue
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Karen Breeding
as Cowgirl
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Megan Butler
as Goodman
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Lisa Cloud
as Redhead
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Tom Conner
as La Fonda Desk Clerk
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Steve Cormier
as Artie O'Brien
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John David Garfield
as 2nd FBI Agent
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Jack Kehler
as Casanov
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John La Fayette
as Demott
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Fredrick Lopez
as Delmar Blackwater
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Meredith Marshall
as Rodeo Singer
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Alexander Nicksay
as Ben
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Doc Phillips
as Rodeo Announcer
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Miguel Sandoval
as Ruiz
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Ken Thorley
as Kleinman
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Ben Zeller
as Drifter
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Steve Tyler
as Blonde FBI Agent
