Endangered Species (1982)

US:: R Drama Mystery Thriller

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.

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1982-09-10

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Runtime: 97 mins Rating: 6.1 Tag Line: What You Don't Know Can Kill You.

Cast

Gailard Sartain

Mayor

Harry Carey, Jr.

Dr. Emmer

Dan Hedaya

Peck

Peter Coyote

Narrator

JoBeth Williams

Harriet Purdue

Paul Dooley

Joe Hiatt

Hoyt Axton

Ben Morgan

Henry G. Sanders

Dr. Ross