One False Move
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| Directed by | Carl Franklin |
| Produced by | Jesse Beaton Ben Myron |
| Written by |
Billy Bob Thornton Tom Epperson |
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| Music by |
Peter Haycock Derek Holt Terry Plumeri |
| Cinematography | James L. Carter |
| Edited by | Carole Kravetz |
| Distributed by | I.R.S. Releasing |
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105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,543,112 |
One False Move is a 1992 American thriller film co-written by Billy Bob Thornton. The film stars Thornton alongside Bill Paxton and Cynda Williams and was directed by Carl Franklin. The low-budget production was about to be released straight to home video when it was finished, but became popular through word of mouth, convincing the distributor to give the film a theatrical release. Film critic Gene Siskel voted this film as his favorite of 1992.
Three criminals are working together: Ray (Billy Bob Thornton), an immoral and slightly neurotic thief; Fantasia (Cynda Williams), Ray's less violent girlfriend; and Pluto (Michael Beach), an intelligent psychopathic killer. After Fantasia sets up several friends, Ray and Pluto commit six brutal murders over the course of one night in Los Angeles, California as they seek a cache of money and cocaine. The trio leaves town for Houston, Texas to sell the cocaine to a friend of Pluto's.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) starts investigating the case, led by Detectives Dud Cole (Jim Metzler) and John McFeely (Earl Billings). After getting a few leads, they discover that the three are possibly headed for Star City, Arkansas. The LAPD contacts the Star City police chief, Dale "Hurricane" Dixon (Bill Paxton). Dixon is not what they expect. He often talks too much, listens too little, and takes things for granted. Dixon is excited about the case, as it gives him an opportunity to do "some real police work". Dixon is well known throughout the small county, saying hello to everyone except a five-year-old black child whom he occasionally sees. Whenever he sees this particular child, Dixon becomes quiet and uncomfortable. The detectives travel to Star City and meet Dixon. He attempts to ingratiate himself with the LAPD detectives, whom he reveres. A state trooper gives chase and apprehends the three by the roadside but Fantasia manages to shoot him dead. Word of the trooper's murder gets to the detectives in Star City, and the trio review surveillance photos of Ray and Fantasia in a convenience store before the murder. Dixon informs the detectives that Fantasia is Lila Walker and she grew up in Star City. He recalls she was a troubled youth who left for Hollywood with dreams of an acting career.
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