White Sands (1992)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writer (WGA):

Daniel Pyne (written by)

Release Date:

24 April 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

The most dangerous way to solve a murder... Become the victim.

Plot:

A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates...

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Desert | Sheriff | Stable | Interrogation

Cast

Willem Dafoe	...	Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	...	Lane Bodine
Mickey Rourke	...	Gorman Lennox
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Greg Meeker (as Sam Jackson)
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Bert Gibson
James Rebhorn	...	FBI Agent Flynn
Maura Tierney	...	Noreen
Beth Grant	...	Roz Kincaid
Alexander Nicksay	...	Ben Dolezal
Fredrick Lopez	...	Delmar Blackwater
Miguel Sandoval	...	FBI Agent Ruiz
John Lafayette	...	FBI Agent Demott
Ken Thorley	...	Harold Kleinman
Jack Kehler	...	Casanov
Royce D. Applegate	...	Peterson

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, and a scene of sensuality.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Estancia, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Morgan Creek Productions

Trivia:

Cameo: [Mimi Rogers]the wife of Ray Dolezal (Willem Dafoe).

Movie Connections:

References "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)

Interesting, but not memorable

This movie started out promising. Ray ( William Dafoe ) investigates an apparent suicide in the middle of the desert of a man with a briefcase full of money . After following clues ( including one found out of someone's stomach ) Ray eventually finds himself in trouble with criminals and the F.B.I. But after the first 40-60 minutes, the movie loses interest and becomes dull and boring. Even with the supporting cast of Mickey Rourke and Samual L. Jackson, White Sands trails away from the initial interest of the start and becomes a cliched " everyone chasing after the money " flick. I would only recommend this film for fans of Dafoe or people with nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon. 4.5/10