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1989

Rated:
60
from 531 members

When straigt-laced, G-man John Buckner (Kiefer Sutherland) is assigned to escort ex-60's hippie radical Huey Walker (Dennis Hopper) to jail for past crimes, the agent finds that the old burnout is a little more cagey than he counted on. Walker gets Buckner intoxicated and steals his identification, landing the FBI agent in jail .. Read more

Starring	Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane
Director	Franco Amurri
Genres	Comedy

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An entertaining trip through flower power nostalgia, with Dennis Hopper having a ball sending up his old screen persona. He is a 1960s activist, on the run for two decades, who is finally nabbed by the FBI but then proceeds to run rings around his fresh-faced captor, Kiefer Sutherland. The stars spark off each other nicely and there are also some neat supporting turns from Richard Masur, Carol Kane and Michael McKean as frustrated middle-aged hippies. The script lacks any real satirical bite, but it is nice to see Hopper in what is now one of his rare non-psycho roles and director Franco Amurri keeps the action zipping along.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Hopper gives a strong performance as a '60s radical who came near to murdering Vice-President Spiro Agnew back in 1969.... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Flashback
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

Good stuff

I wasn't expecting too much when i watched this film but was pleasantly suprised.Hopper is great as the wacky hippy and straight laced Keifer Sutherland is good as his FBI foil.Their chemistry is the hub of the film as their odyssey unfolds.

The film dips a little in places like most films do but there's enough momentum to carry it over the finishing line.

All in all a pleasant romp.
- - Micthetic
  - Posted 18 Aug 2004 08:17
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Brilliant!

Getting a bit old maybe-the film not me! but worth watching. Two great actors who compliment each other well in this film. Would happily watch it again.
- - A customer from Chester, Cheshire
  - Posted 02 Oct 2005 18:55
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Hippytrippytastic!

I love this film and have seen it a number of times. There's great chemistry between the two leads, a fantastic 60's soundtrack, and loads of counterculture referenced joking around, man.
- - A customer from Scotland
  - Posted 25 Sep 2006 01:08
Most recent members' reviews (2) of Flashback
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

Good stuff

I wasn't expecting too much when i watched this film but was pleasantly suprised.Hopper is great as the wacky hippy and straight laced Keifer Sutherland is good as his FBI foil.Their chemistry is the hub of the film as their odyssey unfolds.

The film dips a little in places like most films do but there's enough momentum to carry it over the finishing line.

All in all a pleasant romp.
- - Micthetic
  - Posted 18 Aug 2004 08:17
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Flashback

This movie was not as good as I remembered it all those years ago.
- - A customer from Dewsbury
  - Posted 04 Jul 2007 11:09

4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

[Highly rated reviewer]

Good stuff

I wasn't expecting too much when i watched this film but was pleasantly suprised.Hopper is great as the wacky hippy and straight laced Keifer Sutherland is good as his FBI foil.Their chemistry is the hub of the film as their odyssey unfolds.

The film dips a little in places like most films do but there's enough momentum to carry it over the finishing line.

All in all a pleasant romp.
- - Micthetic
  - Posted 18 Aug 2004 08:17
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Brilliant!

Getting a bit old maybe-the film not me! but worth watching. Two great actors who compliment each other well in this film. Would happily watch it again.
- - A customer from Chester, Cheshire
  - Posted 02 Oct 2005 18:55
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Hippytrippytastic!

I love this film and have seen it a number of times. There's great chemistry between the two leads, a fantastic 60's soundtrack, and loads of counterculture referenced joking around, man.
- - A customer from Scotland
  - Posted 25 Sep 2006 01:08
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Flashback

This movie was not as good as I remembered it all those years ago.
- - A customer from Dewsbury
  - Posted 04 Jul 2007 11:09
hippie clip

Not bad in it's day, never the same when you watch them again
- - A customer from kent
  - Posted 09 Oct 2007 20:21
[Highly rated reviewer]

Trippy and a little too dippy

Talk about great casting: Hopper as a former radical hippy being escorted by stiff FBI agent Sutherland to stand trial for crimes he committed in the 60s. And Hopper starts off the film clearly having a ball, playing pretty well off Sutherland. But then the guys go on the lam and the film falls apart, pausing for an odd mix of sentimental and violent moments.
- - RJNeb2
  - Posted 17 Nov 2007 15:35
times change

If you like Easy Rider and other Dennis Hopper films it's must see, victory for scribblers... or not?
- - A customer from London
  - Posted 22 Sep 2008 20:17
One of my personal favourites

I have seen this movie several times now, and it's definitely one of those worth watching more than once. Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland play great parts in this quirky story.
- - A customer from Norwich
  - Posted 29 Dec 2008 17:15
good funny film

i have seen this film before but was still worth watching
- - ody from Southampton
  - Posted 11 Apr 2009 10:26
So cool!

Such a classic funny film!!!
- - A customer from Aberdare
  - Posted 21 Nov 2009 13:38

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Critics' reviews (2)
An entertaining trip through flower power nostalgia, with Dennis Hopper having a ball sending up his old screen persona. He is a 1960s activist, on the run for two decades, who is finally nabbed by the FBI but then proceeds to run rings around his fresh-faced captor, Kiefer Sutherland. The stars spark off each other nicely and there are also some neat supporting turns from Richard Masur, Carol Kane and Michael McKean as frustrated middle-aged hippies. The script lacks any real satirical bite, but it is nice to see Hopper in what is now one of his rare non-psycho roles and director Franco Amurri keeps the action zipping along.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Hopper gives a strong performance as a '60s radical who came near to murdering Vice-President Spiro Agnew back in 1969.... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  When straigt-laced, G-man John Buckner (Kiefer Sutherland) is assigned to escort ex-60's hippie radical Huey Walker (Dennis Hopper) to jail for past crimes, the agent finds that the old burnout is a little more cagey than he counted on. Walker gets Buckner intoxicated and steals his identification, ...