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Baja

"Sometimes you choose the wrong place to hide."

1996

1h 32m

5.2(13 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Crime

Overview

On the run from a drug deal gone wrong, a beautiful young woman escapes across the border only to find herself trapped in a dangerous web of intrigue and deceit in old Mexico.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Molly Ringwald

Bebe Stone

Lance Henriksen

Burns

Michael A. Nickles

Michael Hart

Donal Logue

Alex

Corbin Bernsen

John Stone

Chris Shearer

Chris

Nelson Lyon

Nelson

Enrique Renaldo

Hotel Manager (as Rique Renaldo)

Wayne Duvall

Husband

Karen S. Gregan

Wife

Creative team

Directed by: Kurt Voss
Written by: Kurt Voss
Produced by: Larry Rattner
Ehud Bleiberg

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