“It could happen to you.”
On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.
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Cast
19 people
Kurt Russell
Jeff Taylor
Known for
The Hateful Eight
The Thing
J.T. Walsh
Warren 'Red' Barr
Known for
A Few Good Men
The Negotiator
Kathleen Quinlan
Amy Taylor
Known for
Event Horizon
Apollo 13
M.C. Gainey
Earl
Known for
Tangled
Lost
Jack Noseworthy
Billy
Known for
Event Horizon
Surrogates
Rex Linn
Sheriff Boyd
Known for
CSI: Miami
Better Call Saul
Ritch Brinkley
Al
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Cabin Boy
Moira Sinise
Arleen Barr
Known for
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Of Mice and Men
Kim Robillard
Deputy Len Carver
Known for
Rain Man
Hart of Dixie
Thomas Kopache
Calhoun
Known for
Stigmata
Leaving Las Vegas
Jack McGee
Bartender
Known for
The Fighter
21
Vincent Berry
Deke Barr
Known for
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Jonathan Mostow Director · Sam Montgomery Screenplay Basil Poledouris Composer
Worldwide gross $50M · Budget $36M · United States release May 2, 1997
Box office
Budget
$36,000,000
Worldwide gross
$50,159,144
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Spelling Films
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
DDL Cinematografica
Production
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Production
United States · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 24, 1997
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · May 2, 1997
Theatrical
Australia
October 9, 1997 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 2, 1997 · Theatrical
December 1, 1998 · Physical · DVD Premiere
Czechia
July 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Germany
October 9, 1997 · Theatrical
Greece
January 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 4, 1997 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 23, 1997 · Theatrical
Singapore
May 29, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 11, 2009 · TV · Markíza
Slovenia
June 26, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Taiwan
May 24, 1997 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 17, 1997 · Theatrical
September 24, 1998 · Physical
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