Flashpoint
1984 · 1h 34m · Crime, Thriller, Western · United States of America · Rated R (US)
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.
Directed by
William TannenBased on the novel by
George La Fountaine Sr.6.1Smart score
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