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Release, runtime and language
1993 · 104 mins · English
Directed by
Jim McBride
Starring
John Lithgow, Rosanna Arquette, Dolores Heredia, Jorge Cervera Jr., Robert Harper, Kevin Anderson

Accused of a crime he didn’t commit and obsessed with an unattainable woman, US merchant sailor Alex Walker is stranded, penniless and wanted in Mexico. He joins an unlikely duo—Phillip Mills, an aging but likable man, and his frustrated young wife, Missy. Their uneasy partnership deepens as Police Captain Diaz and Detective Ortega close in, leading to a tense showdown at Tapachula rail station amid a series of mistakes and bad decisions.

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