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submitted 1 month ago by klu9@lemmy.ca to c/bmoviebonanza@lemmy.world

On a lonely Texas road, time, space and murder are about to collide

Stumbled across the DDF: Reel Films channel on YouTube, which has a bunch of full movies that are apparently properly licensed.

After seeing Brett Harrelson (brother of Woody) in Inferno, I went with another desert action film with less famous / successful / good relations of someone famous. And it's a twofer! With John Belushi's brother James being intentionally odious as the bad guy and... Roger Clinton! Yes, look out for an early cameo from the half-brother of the then-serving President of the actual United States!

Plus, this is also a sci-fi timey-wimey flick (but don't worry, no technobabble) in the vein of Cause and Effect and Groundhog Day, and c/tenforward has been loopy for time loops lately.

Director

  • Louis Morneau

Starring

  • James Belushi
  • Kylie Travis
  • Shannon Whirry
  • Frank Whaley
  • Jesse Borrego
  • M. Emmet Walsh
  • and introducing Roger Clinton

Geoff Andrew of Time Out wrote:

With its explosive action, black comedy and far-fetched sci-fi imposed on an otherwise vaguely plausible crime thriller, this modest indie film is reminiscent of such low budget '80s exploiters as Tremors and the work of Charles Band. Like the most memorable of these, it's lifted out of the rut by a quirky, imaginative script. True, Belushi's performance is overbearing and M. Emmet Walsh turns in yet another sweaty cameo; true, too, that the frequent visual emphasis on Travis' cleavage flags the movie's compromised ambitions. Nevertheless, there's more than enough energy, bravado and invention to engage the attention throughout.

I enjoyed it but then I'm a sucker for 90s action flicks.

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[-] CidVicious@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

The image in the mirror looks like the cover for a new Deus Ex game.

[-] don@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

“Well, we gotta put a pistol in the image somewhere…

[-] klu9@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

"People might think it's a rom com."

[-] don@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Also, the placement of the pistol is hilarious, because any driver placing their gun on the dash always does with the barrel facing them.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I love me some time travel!

this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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