---
title: 'Switchback (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jeb Stuart'
released: '1997-10-31'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/switchback-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119210/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Switchback (1997)

1997 · 118 min · Action, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Switchback is a 1997 American crime thriller film written and directed by Jeb Stuart in his directorial debut. It stars Dennis Quaid, Danny Glover, Jared Leto, Ted Levine, William Fichtner and R. Lee Ermey. An FBI agent tracks his son's kidnapper to Amarillo, Texas, where two lawmen are seeking to use the case in their election bid.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jeb Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeb-stuart)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Basil Poledouris](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-poledouris)
- **Producer:** [Gale Anne Hurd](https://cinepixo.com/people/gale-anne-hurd), [Keith Samples](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-samples)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-wood)

## Cast

- [Leo Burmester](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-burmester)
- [Danny Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-glover)
- [Dennis Quaid](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-quaid)
- [William Fichtner](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-fichtner)
- [Ted Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-levine)
- [R. Lee Ermey](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-lee-ermey)
- [Jared Leto](https://cinepixo.com/people/jared-leto)

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