5/5 The best film about the Kennedy assasination!
  by Ron & Anna Winship (Newport Beach, CA)
This was an early Treat Williams TV Movie...with Kris
Kristoffersen. They both brought vintage performances
and the clever story was anything but formula. The
theme song at the end of the movie is excellent as well.
Rip Torn does a very nice job and the bad guys were very
good at being very bad. It is really a must see for
those that believe JFK was not done in by Lee Harvey
Oswald.... alone.



3/5 Again, Kris the Rebel
  by Edward Rasen Jr. (Maui)
Kris Kristofferson ("Logan") and Treat Williams ("Ernie") are U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas, about to lose their jobs to siesmic sensors. While driving in the desert (Kings Anvil Ranch, near Tucson, Arizona), Kris discovers an old, buried jeep and a case filled with $800,000. Then, he departs to inform his partner, Ernie.

They return to the site and uncover a skeleton plus a wallet with a Texas drivers license for Michael Curtis of San Antonio, Texas. Kris is disgusted with the corrupt Border Patrol and wants to take the money and run. But, Treat thinks it is wrong to do such. Kris the Rebel versus Ernie, Mister Goodie Two-shoes. Up until this point the script is decent. However, logic is then replaced by nonsense.

Suddenly, secret agents arrive from Washington, D.C. and a grand John Kennedy assassination conspiracy engulfs Kris and Treat. I could write paragraphs about all the nonsense that happens without explanation or motivation.

First and foremost, this film is far removed from Oliver Stone's JFK. Secondly, the subplot love story is hokey to say the least. Third, a team of assassins from Washinton, D.C. working for some unknown agency, is far from suspenseful unless you are a conspiracy freak. Fourth, I seriously doubt the JFK assassin was driving with the assassination rifle and $800,000 in cash, at night, in the rain, in a remote area of Texas near the Mexican border. But, if you believe such nonsense, then you will like this film.

The soundtrack is not noteworthy even though by Tangerine Dream. And, the desert scenes are nice but not spectacular.

I think the DVD version has been edited but I do not have the willpower to simultaneously watch the VHS and DVD versions. If you are a Kris K. fan then you will like this film. It is standard Kris, the rebel. Anyone who thinks this is a five-star film has been sitting in the sun too long or smoking too much weed. I am not sure it even warrants three stars. Two and one-half stars is probably an honest rating. I cannot imagine watching this movie more than twice in five years.

This film was produced by Silver Screen Partners Limited for HBO. The copyright date is 1984. Initially, it was released on videocassette by Thorn-EMI, which is long gone.

4/5 Flashpoint
  by Jack N. Young (Tucson, AZ)
I was the Location Manager on this picture and it was a tough one to make. The entire movie was made in and around Tucson, Arizona. We shot it in the summer with temperatures ranging upward to 110. We were 20 days in a huge wash where we buried the jeep. The top layer of the soil was like powder and even a footstep caused it to swirl. But, I had a great time on this film. The wash is located on the Kings Anvil Ranch. I told John King I needed a strip to land a plane so he got in his bulldozer and graded a 1500' landing strip for us. All the scenes shot in the city were easily done with 100% cooperation from the officials. You will most certainly enjoy this action picture with a real shocker at the end.

Jack Young

4/5 Great story
  by Kenneth Keith (Kansas City, MO)
I consider this movie a classic of the JFK Conspiracy theory genre. Well-acted by all major characters; Kurtwood Smith is especially good as a very bad character; it's strange to see him now in a comedic role on 'That 70's Show' on TV. Rip Torn is an enduring and endearing character actor and , although not on screen too much, plays a seminal part in the story. Beautifully photographed in Tucson,Arizona area --although the story takes place on the Texas border. Highly entertaining; give it a look!

5/5 An All Time Great
  by The Purple Heart (USA)
Many "theory" plot movies have been made, but, this one leaves the viewer looking at genuine possibilities about the murder of President kennedy in Dallas, Texas of 11/63.
The 2 border patrol agents are skillfully portrayed by Kristofferson and Williams. A worthwhile piece of entertainment.