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Flashback

Flashback

A '60s radical. An uptight fed. It's gonna be a real trip!

19906.31h 48m

Overview

A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escorted to trial by uptight 20-something FBI agent John Buckner. While the two seem to be polar opposites, it turns out that Buckner may have more in common with Walker than is initially apparent, a point that is driven home when the pair faces off against a sinister small-town sheriff.

Directed by Franco Amurri
Written by David Loughery
Produced by Marvin Worth
Box Office0Revenue: $6.5M

Top Cast

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Huey Walker

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

John Buckner

Carol Kane

Carol Kane

Maggie

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

Stark

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Sheriff Rand Hightower

Richard Masur

Richard Masur

Barry

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Hal Cresciman

Kathleen York

Kathleen York

Sparkle

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

Phil Prager

E

Eric Lorentz

Prison Guard

Themes & Keywords

hippieyuppiefbilsdfake identitytrain

About Flashback

Flashback is a action, comedy, crime film released in 1990 exploring themes of hippie, yuppie, fbi, lsd, fake identity, train. Directed by Franco Amurri, it stars Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane. A hippie radical, Huey Walker has been a fugitive for decades, accused of a crime that he may not have committed. Finally apprehended, Walker is escorted to trial by uptight 20-something FBI agent John Buckner. While the two seem to be polar opposites, it turns out that Buckner may have more in common with Walker than is initially apparent, a point that is driven home when the pair faces off against a sinister small-town sheriff.

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