Tracks (1976 film)

Tracks
Tracks
	DVD cover
Directed by	Henry Jaglom
Written by	Henry Jaglom
Produced by	Howard Zuker
Starring	Dennis Hopper ; Taryn Power ; Dean Stockwell ; Topo Swope ; Alfred Ryder ; Michael Emil; Zack Norman ; Barbara Flood
Cinematography	Paul Glickman
Edited by	George Folsey Jr.
Distributed by	Trio
Release date	December 15, 1976; (Los Angeles)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated December 14, 2025

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 First Sergeant 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]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10.^[4]

References

↑ "Medicine Hat News Newspaper Archives, Oct 28, 1988, p. 42". newspaperarchive.com. 28 October 1988.
1 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Tracks". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

External links

Tracks at IMDb
Tracks at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Medicine Hat News Newspaper Archives, Oct 28, 1988, p. 42". newspaperarchive.com. 28 October 1988.

[auto-2] 1 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.

[4] "Tracks". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

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