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Choke Canyon

  • 1986
  • PG
  • 1h 34m
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5.2/10
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Choke Canyon (1986)
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A "cowboy"-scientist is fighting a corporation who wants to dump atomic waste on a piece of land he has leased.A "cowboy"-scientist is fighting a corporation who wants to dump atomic waste on a piece of land he has leased.A "cowboy"-scientist is fighting a corporation who wants to dump atomic waste on a piece of land he has leased.

  • Director
    • Charles Bail
  • Writers
    • Sheila Goldberg
    • Ovidio G. Assonitis
    • Alfonso Brescia
  • Stars
    • Stephen Collins
    • Janet Julian
    • Bo Svenson
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    377
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Charles Bail
    • Writers
      • Sheila Goldberg
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis
      • Alfonso Brescia
    • Stars
      • Stephen Collins
      • Janet Julian
      • Bo Svenson
    • 6User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast24

    Stephen Collins
    Stephen Collins
    • Dr. David Lowell
    Janet Julian
    Janet Julian
    • Vanessa Pilgrim
    Bo Svenson
    Bo Svenson
    • Capt. Oliver Parkside
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Brook Alastair
    Nicholas Pryor
    Nicholas Pryor
    • John Pilgrim
    Victoria Racimo
    Victoria Racimo
    • Rachel
    Bob Hoy
    Bob Hoy
    • Buck
    • (as Robert Hoy)
    Walter Robles
    Walter Robles
    • Jim
    Kurt Woodruff
    • Crane
    Mark Baer
    • Orrin
    Michael Flynn
    Michael Flynn
    • Governor
    Sherry Sailer
    • Mrs. Pilgrim
    Alan Gregory
    • Pilgrim's secretary
    Michael Phenicie
    Michael Phenicie
    • Security guard #1
    • (as Michael Gates)
    Marc Di Nunzio
    • Security guard #2
    Ted Petersen
    • Security guard #3
    Denver Mattson
    Denver Mattson
    • Truck driver
    Glory Fioramonti
    • Passenger
    • Director
      • Charles Bail
    • Writers
      • Sheila Goldberg
      • Ovidio G. Assonitis
      • Alfonso Brescia
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Courteney Cox, Helen Hunt, and Mariska Hargitay were all considered for the lead female role that ultimately went to Janet Julian.
    • Connections
      Featured in Mike & the Mechanics: Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)
      Written by Mike Rutherford (as Michael Rutherford)
      Performed by Mike + The Mechanics
      Courtesy of Atlantic Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • August 1, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • On Dangerous Grounds
    • Filming locations
      • Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Brouwersgracht Investments
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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