--- title: 'Flashpoint (1984)' type: 'film' director: 'William Tannen' released: '1984-01-01' runtime_minutes: 94 genres: - 'Action' - 'Mystery' - 'Thriller' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/flashpoint-1984' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087268/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Flashpoint (1984) 1984 · 94 min · Action, Mystery, Thriller · United States ## Synopsis 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, 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. ## Credits - **Director:** [William Tannen](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-tannen-2) - **Original Music Composer:** [Christopher Franke](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-franke) - **Director of Photography:** [Peter Moss](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-moss) - **Editor:** [David Garfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-garfield-2) ## Cast - [Roberts Blossom](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberts-blossom) - [Kevin Conway](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-conway) - [Mark Slade](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-slade) - [Tess Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/tess-harper) - [Terry Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/terry-alexander) - [Kurtwood Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurtwood-smith) - [Guy Boyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-boyd) - [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn) - [Kris Kristofferson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kris-kristofferson) - [William Frankfather](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-frankfather) - [Treat Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/treat-williams) - [Robert Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-elliott) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/flashpoint-1984 Film facts: Wikidata (Q1427274); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.