With the assistance of two Los Angeles Police Department detectives, Star City, Arkansas Police Chief Dale “Hurricane” Dixon prepares to take on several criminals heading to his small town after a crime-filled road trip from California.

One False Move (1992)
  • Rating: (4,545 votes)
  • Taglines:All it takes to bring him down is one bullet... one woman or... One False Move. » Nothing is as dangerous as the past. »
  • Runtime:105 minutes
  • Director: Carl Franklin
  • Country:USA
  • Actors:
    Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon
    Bill Paxton
    Fantasia - Lila Walker
    Cynda Williams
    Ray Malcolm
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Lenny 'Pluto' Franklyn
    Michael Beach
    Dud Cole
    Jim Metzler
    John McFeely
    Earl Billings
    Cheryl Ann
    Natalie Canerday
    Charlie
    Robert Ginnaven
    Byron
    Robert Anthony Bell
    Ronnie
    Kevin Hunter
  • Genres:Thriller, Crime, Drama
  • Producers:
    Jesse Beaton
    producer  
    Paul Colichman
    executive producer  
    Miles A. Copeland III
    executive producer  
    Ben Myron
    producer  
    Tony To
    line producer  
    Harold Welb
    executive producer  
  • Plots: In Los Angeles, after a violent drug rip-off, the Los Angeles Police Department detectives find the identity of the trio - the sadistic I.Q. of 150 and college graduate Lenny "Pluto" Franklyn; his not so bright buddy in San Quentin Ray Malcolm; and his girlfriend Fantasia. Their further investigation indicates that the criminals are fleeing to Star City, Arkanas, and LAPD detective Dud Cole and his partner John McFeely contact the local Chief of Police Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon and they head to the little town. The yokel family man Dale, who is used to resolve domestic issues, is fascinated with the chance to participate of a manhunt and befriends the two detectives. But when he sees the picture of Fantasia, he recognizes her as Lila Walker and is haunted by his past, hiding a secret about Lila Walker. "One False Move" is a little gem from the 90's and one of the best in the genre neo-noir. The first time I saw this film was on VHS in the early 90's, but now I have the chance of buying the DVD and watching it again. The dramatic story written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson is engaging and without redemption. Cynda Williams, in her second film, is awesome but Bill Paxton "steals" the film in the role of a bragger hillbilly and chief of police that sees the chance of his life of arresting real criminals but meets his past instead. My vote is eight. Title (brazil): "Um Passo em Falso" ("One False Step") Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
One False Move
  • User's comment:Amazing. by Brian Wolters

    Bad language and violence aside, this is one of the best movies of the 90's! This is actually, a lighthearted police drama with many surprises. One of the surprises is the depiction of small town Arkansas. They may have finally gotten it right! It is slower, safer and more relaxing in comparison to the life that the cops from L.A. have and there isn't any stereotyping that I could find! Another surprise is the performance by Billy Bob. He may be one of the most evil drug dealers I have ever seen on the big screen.

    A word of caution though. This movie, at least in my opinion, has one of the most violent (not overly graphic, but sadistic) openings to a movie I have seen in a film. The way the murders and tortures are committed are a little hard to watch. But if you get past that, the movie settles down a lot and you really want to see the "bad guys" get what's coming to them! And the language is extremely rough. I saw the movie again on BRAVO and while there is a lot of silent moments, where they cut out the language, nothing else is cut from the film. A remarkable film.

    I give this film an A-.


  • Quotes: Cheryl Ann: He don't know no better, he watches television. I read non-fiction. Fantasia - Lila: Me and my brother's daddy was white, did you know that? Of course, we never knew him. He had another family. That's why I kind of look white. Because my daddy was white. You figured since I kind of look white, you could fuck me, what the hell... Because I was kind of black... you could dump me, what the hell. Dale 'Hurricane' Dixon: Lila, even if I wanted to, I can't help you.
  • Also known as: Egy rossz lépés (Hungary), Falso movimiento (Spain - imdb display title), Hurricane (USA - working title), Jeden falszywy ruch (Poland), Mia lathos kinisi (Greece - transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title), One False Move (Germany), Pahan lähettiläät (Finland), Qualcuno sta per morire (Italy), Um Passo em Falso (Brazil), Un faux mouvement (France),

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