Summaries

A burned-out LA cop is sent to a Navajo reservation to bring back a murder suspect. The cop must traverse a forbidden desert territory and struggle against his suspect's mystical powers.

John Cain is a big city cop who journeys deep into the heart of Navajo darkness to catch a brutal killer in this contemporary Western Thriller. A homicide detective on the verge of personal and career burn out, is sent to the Navajo reservation in Arizona to transport a mystic "coyote man" wanted for murder back in Los Angeles, but when the killer escapes from his custody, Cain must track him down across the forbidden Sonoran desert on horseback. Warned of the killer's mythical power to "skinwalk" - Cain is plunged into a deadly confrontation where predator becomes prey - and the quest for justice becomes a battle for his very soul.—Emerald

Shadowhunter - Native American expression for a person who, though once emotionally and spiritually strong, is now weak because his or her life is out of harmony. Shadowhunter is a mystical thriller, the spellbinding story of desperate big city cop John Cain (Scott Glenn) who is sent to a Navajo reservation to bring back murder suspect Nakai Twobear (Benjamin Bratt). The cop must traverse a forbidden desert territory and struggle against his suspect's mystical powers.

Details

Keywords
  • murder
  • navajo indian
  • arizona
  • navajo
  • arizona desert
Genres
  • Action
  • Thriller
  • Horror
  • Drama
Release date Feb 9, 1993
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Tucson, Arizona, USA
Production companies Republic Pictures (II)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 37m
Color Color
Sound mix Ultra Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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