
Following a series of back-to-back flops with the 1980 Western epic Heaven’s Gate and the 1981 political thriller Rollover, Kris Kristofferson temporarily stepped away from acting. He later reappeared on the silver screen, starring in the 1984 neo-Western action thriller Flashpoint. In this film, Kristofferson portrays Bobby Logan, a Texas border officer, who, during routine patrol, stumbles upon a hidden jeep. Inside, he finds a skeleton in the driver’s seat, a hunting case containing a sniper rifle, and about $800,000 in unspent money. This unexpected find turns into a nightmare for Bobby and his partner, Ernie, played by Treat Williams.