One False Move

Theatrical Release Date: 1992 05 08 (USA)

UPC: 043396911796

Studio: Columbia TriStar

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity, Substance Abuse]

Summary: Carl Franklin made his directorial bow with the story of three LA drug dealers who, after committing a rather messy murder, hide out in a rural Arkansas town. Assuming that the local "rubes" will offer them little interference, the criminals have not reckoned with sheriff "Hurricane" Dixon (Bill Paxton). Despite the arrogance of the LAPD agents sent to Arkansas to collar the crooks, it is down-home Dixon who puts the final bloody showdown into motion (the fact that the thieves have been falling out throughout the film doesn't hurt things either). Carl Franklin knows where he's going in every frenetic frame of One False Move, and his movie was one of the most acclaimed independent releases of 1991. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Awards: New Generation Award – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Picture – Independent Spirit Awards Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Actress – Independent Spirit Awards Best Original Score – Independent Spirit Awards Best Original Score – Independent Spirit Awards Best Original Score – Independent Spirit Awards Best New Filmmaker – MTV Movie Awards

Features: Interactive menus
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Scene selections
Director's commentary
Widescreen and full screen formats
Theatrical trailers

One False Move

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 03/09/1999

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 106 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Scene Selections
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:18]
2. Birthday party [2:18]
3. At Marco's [1:34]
4. No witnesses [1:36]
5. Sole Survivor [2:56]
6. Crime scenes [2:46]
7. Taped lead [3:28]
8. Chief brief [4:45]
9. At the motel [5:50]
10. Hurricane [2:53]
11. A little stop [2:15]
12. Newspaper story [1:11]
13. Jeremiah Malcolm [7:12]
14. A lucky guy [1:40]
15. Odessa, Texas [3:18]
16. Pulled over [11:03]
17. Lila Walker [:35]
18. At Beaver's [5:12]
19. The Walker family [3:41]
20. Reunion [5:15]
21. Billy "The Face" [1:37]
22. "She took the money." [2:26]
23. Dale & Lila [10:58]
24. Playing pretend [1:31]
25. "Let me go." [1:36]
26. Ray calls [4:27]
27. Suspects down [3:13]
28. "Are you dead?" [7:40]
Side #2- Full Screen
0. Scene Selections
1. Start [2:18]
2. Birthday Party [2:18]
3. At Marco's [1:34]
4. No witnesses [1:36]
5. Sole survivor [2:56]
6. Crime scenes [2:46]
7. Taped lead [3:28]
8. Chief brief [4:45]
9. At the motel [5:50]
10. Hurricane [2:53]
11. A little stop [2:15]
12. Newspaper story [1:11]
13. Jeremiah Malcolm [7:12]
14. A lucky guy [1:40]
15. Odessa, Texas [3:18]
16. Pulled over [11:03]
17. Lila Walker [:35]
18. At Beaver's [5:12]
19. The Walker family [3:41]
20. Reunion [5:15]
21. Billy "The Face" [1:37]
22. "She took the money." [2:26]
23. Dale & Lila [10:58]
24. Playing pretend [1:31]
25. "Let me go." [1:36]
26. Ray calls [4:27]
27. Suspects down [3:13]
28. "Are you dead?" [7:40]

Michael Betzold

One False Move ranked near the top of some critics' best-films list for 1991 despite being off the radar screen for most audiences. A challenging psychological thriller disguised as a cops-and-robbers action movie, this original story was written by an unknown named Billy Bob Thornton before he became famous for Sling Blade. Director Carl Franklin displayed a knack for exquisite timing and nuanced character shadings in filming this unorthodox tale about a trio of violent drug dealers fleeing Los Angeles cops and heading for a peaceful Arkansas town where an anxious sheriff (Bill Paxton) has extra reasons to fear their arrival. Much of the film is an excruciating waiting game, and the climax is a revelation that sheds new light on all that has gone before. An introspective action movie sounds like a misnomer, but Franklin accomplished something similar, if slicker, a few years later with Devil with a Blue Dress, which was also commercially unsuccessful. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Layne Beamer  Actor 
Max Segar  Actor 
John Mahon  Actor 
Jeff Bailey  Actor 
Robert Ginnaven  Actor 
Donald Paul Pemrick  Actor 
Jackie Stewart  Actor 
Kevin Hunter  Actor 
Jesse Dabson  Actor 
Rocky Giordani  Actor 
Steven Reich  Actor 
Billy Bob Thornton  Screenwriter 
Jesse Beaton  Producer 
Paul Colichman  Executive Producer 
Miles A. Copeland III  Executive Producer 
Tom Epperson  Screenwriter 
Carl Franklin  Director 
Carl Franklin  Screenwriter 
Peter Haycock  Composer (Music Score) 
Derek Holt  Composer (Music Score) 
Ben Myron  Producer 
Harold Welb  Producer 
Tony To  Producer 
Bill Paxton  Actor 
Cynda Williams  Actor 
Jim Metzler  Actor 
Billy Bob Thornton  Actor 
Michael Beach  Actor 
Earl Billings  Actor 
Natalie Canerday  Actor 

Country: USA