Slow Burn

Slow Burn

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Release Date

6/29/1986

Runtime

92 mins

Overview

Jacob Asch is hired by Gerald McMurty to find his ex-wife Laine and their son in Palm Springs. Jacob finds Laine and a teenager named Donnie who may or may not be Gerald's son. He also finds an intricate web of deceit and betrayal that begin to lead to death. He takes it upon himself to unravel the mystery and find out who is killing people and why.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A detective descends into a tangled web of lies and violence in the desert, where nothing is as it seems and trust becomes a liability. The film maintains a simmering sense of danger as identities shift and motivations remain deliberately obscured.

Mood

TenseParanoidUnsettling

Themes

BetrayalIdentity

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Naturalistic

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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