Endangered Species

"What you don't know can kill you."

Sep 10 1982 R 1h 37m
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.

Plot

Thriller about a New York ex-cop and an attractive female sheriff who fall in love while investigating a string of mysterious cattle mutilations in a small Colorado town. Urich is great as Reuben Castle, the retired alcoholic police lieutenant out visiting the town with his tomboy daughter. At first he tries to stay out of the case but finds himself involved after the mysterious death of his friend Joe Hiatt, the editor of the local paper whose theories about black helicopters have aroused the ire of cattle baron Ben Morgan. Trying miserably to stay sober, Castle finds himself back in danger and in love, as he and the sheriff work together to get to the bottom of the mystery, encountering incredible danger and resistance from the frightened locals.

Written by

Judd Klinger, Richard Clayton Woods, Alan Rudolph

Directed by

Alan Rudolph

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Alive Enterprises, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,253
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA