Tracks (1976 film)

1976 American drama film by Henry Jaglom

Tracks is a 1976^[1][2][3] American drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom and starring Dennis Hopper, Taryn Power and Dean Stockwell. The story involves a returned Vietnam veteran escorting a fellow soldier's coffin across the United States for burial.

Plot

In 1973, 1st Sgt. Jack Falen (Hopper) returns from the Vietnam War to the United States to escort a friend's body for a hometown burial. Once in the US, Jack travels across the country via train (hence the film's title), where he meets the mysterious Mark (Stockwell) and the alluring university student Stephanie (Power). During the trip, Jack falls in love with Stephanie, but destroys the relationship through constant flashbacks to combat.

Cast

• Dennis Hopper as 1st Sgt. Jack Falen
• Taryn Power as Stephanie
• Dean Stockwell as Mark
• Topo Swope as Chloe
• Alfred Ryder as The Man
• Zack Norman as Gene
• Michael Emil as Emile
• Barbara Flood as The Lady
• Frank McRae as Train Coachman
• James Frawley as Train Passenger
• Sally Kirkland as Train Passenger

Production

Following the production of A Safe Place, Jaglom spent five years putting together $1 million to shoot Tracks.^[2]

References

1. "Medicine Hat News Newspaper Archives, Oct 28, 1988, p. 42". newspaperarchive.com. 28 October 1988.
2. Allon, Yoram; Cullen, Del; Patterson, Hannah (26 June 2019). Contemporary North American Film Directors: A Wallflower Critical Guide. Wallflower Press. ISBN 9781903364529 – via Google Books.
3. Horwath, Alexander; Elsaesser, Thomas; King, Noel (26 June 2019). The Last Great American Picture Show: New Hollywood Cinema in the 1970s. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 9789053564936 – via Google Books.

External links

• Tracks at IMDb
• Tracks at AllMovie
• Tracks at Rotten Tomatoes