Caught in the Headlights

Caught in the Headlights

2005 · 92 min · ★ 3.9 · Thriller

A federal agent, Kate Parker arrives in a small rural town to extradite Claire Scott, a young woman suspected of murdering a government scientist. Kate is prevented from delivering her prisoner as the mysterious John Lawson, a rouge agent, now selling classified information on the black market, wants what Claire has - a deadly biological formula. Claire, unaware that she has it, proclaims her innocence, and together with Kate, must escape from Lawson and his two seasoned assassins Mr. and Mrs. Jones. Harry Eden, a CIA operative and Kate's former lover, is dropped into the equation to help Kate but ultimately might lead to her demise as a deadly game of cat-and-mouse is played to its extreme.

Directed by Gavin Wilding · Written by Deborah Brock

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Erika Eleniak Kate Parker
Kim Coates Harry Eden
Brigitta Dau Claire Scott
Stephen Huszar Officer Duncan Finney
Erin Gray Mrs. Jones
Stacy Keach Mr. Jones
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