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

1997

1h 31m

6.1(217 votes)

Science Fiction

Thriller

Action

Crime

Drama

Adventure

Overview

A psychiatrist makes multiple trips through time to save a woman that was murdered by her brutal husband.

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Production Companies

Orion Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Frank

Kylie Travis

Kylie Travis

Karen

Shannon Whirry

Shannon Whirry

Rayanne

Frank Whaley

Frank Whaley

Brian

Jesse Borrego

Jesse Borrego

Jesse

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Sam

Roger Clinton Jr.

Roger Clinton Jr.

Truck Driver

Sherman Howard

Sherman Howard

Trooper

Guy Boyd

Guy Boyd

Bud

Robbie Thibaut Jr.

Paul

Creative team

Directed by: Louis Morneau
Written by: Michael Hamilton-Wright
Robert Strauss
Produced by: David Bixler
Brad Krevoy

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