“The most dangerous way to solve a murder... become the victim.”
White Sands
5.9
179 votes·1992
·1h 41m
·MovieCrimeThrillerActionAdventure
Overview
A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.
Commercial Verdict
Disaster
Revenue vs Budget0.4x
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Significant financial loss
Keywords
sherifffbinew mexicodesertsuitcase full of moneyneo-noir
Cast
Willem Dafoe
Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Lane Bodine
Mickey Rourke
Gorman Lennox
Samuel L. Jackson
Greg Meeker
M. Emmet Walsh
Bert Gibson
James Rebhorn
FBI Agent Flynn
Maura Tierney
Noreen
Beth Grant
Roz Kincaid
Alexander Nicksay
Ben Dolezal
Fredrick Lopez
Delmar Blackwater
Miguel Sandoval
FBI Agent Ruiz
John Lafayette
FBI Agent Demott
Ken Thorley
Harold Kleinman
Jack Kehler
Casanov
Royce D. Applegate
Peterson
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