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Baja

Baja

Sometimes you choose the wrong place to hide.

19965.01h 32mR

Overview

On the run from a drug deal gone wrong, a beautiful young woman escapes across the border only to find herself trapped in a dangerous web of intrigue and deceit in old Mexico.

Directed by Kurt Voss
Written by Kurt Voss
Produced by Ehud Bleiberg, Larry Rattner, Yitzhak Ginsberg
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Top Cast

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Bebe Stone

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Burns

Michael A. Nickles

Michael A. Nickles

Michael Hart

Donal Logue

Donal Logue

Alex

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

John Stone

Chris Shearer

Chris Shearer

Chris

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Nelson Lyon

Nelson

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Enrique Renaldo

Hotel Manager (as Rique Renaldo)

Wayne Duvall

Wayne Duvall

Husband

Karen S. Gregan

Karen S. Gregan

Wife

Themes & Keywords

mexicodrug dealingdrugsdesertbaja california

About Baja

Baja is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 1996 exploring themes of mexico, drug dealing, drugs, desert, baja california. Directed by Kurt Voss, it stars Molly Ringwald, Lance Henriksen, Michael A. Nickles. On the run from a drug deal gone wrong, a beautiful young woman escapes across the border only to find herself trapped in a dangerous web of intrigue and deceit in old Mexico.

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