Undertow (1996 film)
| Undertow | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime Drama Thriller |
| Written by | Eric Red Kathryn Bigelow |
| Directed by | Eric Red |
| Starring | Lou Diamond Phillips |
| Theme music composer | John Frizzell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Perlmutter Lewis Chesler |
| Producers | Tom Kuhn Fred Weintraub David Baird Rick Nathanson Robertas Urbonas Jackie Weintraub |
| Cinematography | Geza Sinkovics |
| Editor | Claudia Finkle |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Production companies | Lietuvos Kinostudija Showtime Networks Weintraub/Kuhn Productions |
| Original release | |
| Release | March 24, 1996 |
Undertow is a 1996 American TV thriller film directed by Eric Red.
Plot
A man's car breaks down and he seeks shelter in a remote shack in the woods, where he is held at gunpoint by a deranged mountain man.
Cast
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Jack Ketchum
- Mia Sara as Willie Yates
- Charles Dance as Lyle Yates
Reception
TVGuide.com rated it 2 out of 5 stars.[1] Carole Horst of Variety.com wrote that it "drowns in a fuzzy script and amateurish direction that fail to build tension or sympathy for the leads."[2] It currently holds a rating of 5.2 out of 10 on IMDB.[3]
References
- ^ "Undertow". Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
- ^ "Undertow". March 22, 1996.
- ^ Red, Eric (March 24, 1996), Undertow (Action, Drama, Thriller), Lou Diamond Phillips, Mia Sara, Charles Dance, Showtime Networks, Weintraub/Kuhn Productions, Lietuvos Kinostudija, retrieved April 1, 2025
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