Flashpoint (1984 film)

Flashpoint
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Tannen
Written byDennis Shryack
Michael Butler
Based onFlashpoint
by George LaFountaine[1]
Starring
CinematographyPeter Moss
Edited byDavid Garfield
Music byTangerine Dream
Production
companies
Distributed byTri-Star Pictures
Release date
  • August 31, 1984 (1984-08-31)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[2]
Box office$3.8 million[3]

Flashpoint is a 1984 American neo-western action thriller film starring Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams, Rip Torn, Jean Smart, Kurtwood Smith, and Tess Harper. The film is directed by William Tannen in his directorial debut, and is based on the novel of the same name by George LaFountaine,[1] with a screenplay by Dennis Shryack and Michael Butler. The original score was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream. It was the first theatrical film produced by HBO Pictures.

  1. ^ a b La Fountaine,George Flashpoint 1976 Coward McCann & Geoghegan ISBN 069810742X ISBN 9780698107427
  2. ^ "The Unstoppables". Spy. November 1988. p. 92.
  3. ^ Flashpoint at Box Office Mojo

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