One False Move was named by the National Board of Review as one of the Top Ten Films of 1992. Until now.”īilly Bob Thornton and Cynda Williams got married after filming was completed but were divorced before the film was released two years later. Taglines for the movie include: “All it takes to bring him down is one bullet…one woman or…One False Move,” as well as “Nothing is as dangerous as the past.” Arkansas was featured prominently on one version of the movie poster, with the overlay, “There was no crime in Star City, Arkansas. The interaction of all the characters inspired critics to elevate the film from the standard bloody crime drama. Star City’s small-town police chief is contacted by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department, who come to Star City. There, the criminals hope to keep a low profile and avoid law enforcement officials intent on their capture. Leaving deadly havoc in their wake, the violent trio flees to Star City (Lincoln County), where Williams’s character had grown up before leaving for Hollywood in hopes of an acting career. One False Move follows three criminals (Thornton, Williams, and Michael Beach) who leave Los Angeles after a drug deal gone bad. It was the final film role for Little Rock (Pulaski County) advertising executive Robert (Bob) Ginnaven, who was an actor in several of fellow Arkansan Harry Thomason’s movies, as well as the hit movie Steel Magnolias (1989). Arkansan Natalie Canerday, originally from Russellville (Pope County), appeared in a featured role and went on to co-star in Thornton’s award-winning Sling Blade(1996). One False Move was a low-budget independent film that became popular through word of mouth as well as critical raves from film critic Roger Ebert and his reviewing partner, Gene Siskel, who named it his favorite movie of 1992.Īlong with location filming in Los Angeles and Pearblossom, California, One False Move was shot in Arkansas around Brinkley (Monroe County) and Cotton Plant (Woodruff County). The screenplay was written by Thornton and Tom Epperson, a native of Malvern (Hot Spring County). The director of One False Move was Carl Franklin, who went on to direct Denzel Washington in 1995’s Devil in a Blue Dress. Running for one hour and forty-five minutes, the R-rated film stars Thornton, his future wife Cynda Williams, and Bill Paxton, known for roles in the hit films Apollo 13, Twister, and Titanic. The treasure collected on this jungle adventure could pay off big or turn you into piranha bait.One False Move is a 1992 thriller co-written by Arkansan Billy Bob Thornton, who was born in Hot Springs (Garland County). Will you be able to dodge the natives with blow darts, cannibals preparing for dinner (where you’re the main course), crocodiles and panthers? One false move could send you sinking fast into some quicksand. The jungles of Africa are lush and gorgeous but deadly to the unprepared. Will your quiver of arrows, knife, rope, pick and shovel and poison antidote be enough to get your reward or will you be sent to your “heavenly” reward first? Even more dangerous is a pack of desert bandits who are after the same treasure as you are and will do anything to get it. There is always the possibility of that the winds could kick up creating a sand storm that could bury you alive. The landscape is filled with giant iguanas, tarantulas, scorpions and rattlesnakes. Have you collected the right provisions to make your way in and out of the cave with the booty AND your life?Īre you ready to undertake a venture through the desert? There’s a stash of precious gems but you’ll have to be willing to overcome the elements to recover them. The way is treacherous and the loss of your footing could send you tumbling down a mine shaft. Occasionally grizzly bears have been seen taking up residence there. The place is filled with rats, spiders and vampire bats. Word has it, there’s a horde of silver left for anyone daring enough to locate it – local folks claim that a cave monster has been seen there. On your next quest, treasure awaits you in an abandoned mine. Without your hatchet, pick and shovel you’ll be a goner! Will you be able to survive long enough to grab the cache of Spanish galleon and return to your ship before the sea life takes your life? Be careful, you could get entangled in seaweed or entrapped by a giant clam. A giant octopus has been spotted in this area. The waters are infested with great white sharks, Moray eels and barracudas. The exploration is filled with danger and you’ll need all your provisions to survive. You’re immersed in an undersea adventure in search of Spanish galleon. Notice the giant octopus getting ready to greet the diver! 1985 Treasure Quest Game, Family Games Inc.
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