Undertow is a 1996 American TV thriller film directed by Eric Red.

Undertow
GenreCrime
Drama
Thriller
Written byEric Red
Kathryn Bigelow
Directed byEric Red
StarringLou Diamond Phillips
Theme music composerJohn Frizzell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersDavid Perlmutter
Lewis Chesler
ProducersTom Kuhn
Fred Weintraub
David Baird
Rick Nathanson
Robertas Urbonas
Jackie Weintraub
CinematographyGeza Sinkovics
EditorClaudia Finkle
Running time89 minutes
Production companiesLietuvos Kinostudija
Showtime Networks
Weintraub/Kuhn Productions
Original release
ReleaseMarch 24, 1996 (1996-03-24)

Plot

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A man's car breaks down and he seeks shelter in a remote shack in the woods, where he is held at gunpoint by a deranged mountain man.

Cast

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Reception

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TVGuide.com rated it 2 out of 5 stars.[1] Carole Horst of Variety.com wrote that it "drowns in a fuzzy script and amateurish direction that fail to build tension or sympathy for the leads."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Undertow".
  2. ^ "Undertow". 22 March 1996.
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