Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
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.
- california
- chase
- ransom
- kidnapping
- bank
- paranoia
- new mexico
- highway
- barn
- diner
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Jack Noseworthy — Billy
- Rex Linn — Sheriff Boyd
- Ritch Brinkley — Al
- Moira Sinise — Arleen Barr
- Kim Robillard — Deputy Len Carver
- Thomas Kopache — Calhoun
- Jack McGee — Bartender
- Vincent Berry — Deke Barr
- Helen Duffy — Flo
- Ancel Cook — Barfly
- Gene Hartline — Tow Truck Driver
- Directed
- Jonathan Mostow
- Written
- Jonathan Mostow, Sam Montgomery
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 1,135 ratings
- Studio
- The De Laurentiis Company, Spelling Films, Paramount Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
