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Switchback is a 1997 American crime thriller film written and directed by Jeb Stuart in his directorial debut. It stars Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto, Ted Levine, William Fichtner and R. Lee Ermey. An FBI agent tracks his son's kidnapper to Amarillo, Texas, where two lawmen are seeking to use the case in their election bid.
- DictionarySwitch·back/ˈswiCHˌbak/
noun
- 1. a 180° bend in a road or path, especially one leading up the side of a mountain. North American
- 2. a road, path, or railroad with alternate sharp ascents and descents. British
verb
- 1. (of a road or vehicle) make a series of switchback turns: "a road that switchbacked up blue and distant hills"
Learn the noun and verb meanings of switchback, a word that describes a zigzag course or a road, trail, or railroad section for climbing a steep hill. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries.
Oct 31, 1997 · An FBI agent pursues a serial killer who kidnapped his son in this 1997 film directed by Jeb Stuart. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtrack and more on IMDb.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Jeb Stuart
- 1997-10-31
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Switchback is a thriller movie about an FBI agent who tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son. The movie follows the agent's investigation in Texas, where he faces local politics and other victims of the killer.
After his son is kidnapped by a notorious serial killer, FBI agent Frank LaCrosse (Dennis Quaid) travels to Amarillo, Texas, where he believes the murderer is in hiding.
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Oct 31, 1997 · Switchback is a movie about a serial killer, a hitchhiker, a railroad worker and an FBI agent in the west. Roger Ebert praises the locations, the railroad lore and R. Lee Ermey's performance, but criticizes the plot and the leads.
