I saw a movie on cable when I was about 8 or 9 (about 15 years ago) A
man goes around a small town and kills almost everybody, but I forget
how.  It involved a frying pan at some point but I can't remember the
details.  At the end there is a police car and the good guy kills the
bad guy by shooting through the door of the car. This takes place in a
desert or desolate area.

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Request for Question Clarification by luciaphile-ga on 02 Nov 2002 06:46 PST

Can you provide us with any more details?  Was the film a made-for-TV
type of thing or was it a movie that had been theatrically released? 
Do you remember the time period of the movie (e.g. set in the 70s)? 
Any actors at all?

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Clarification of Question by manofmystery-ga on 03 Nov 2002 00:06 PST

luciaphile-ga, unfortunately I was unable to provide any other details
except those in the original question.

robertskelton-ga has identified the movie title I seek in Comments and
I will award this question to him. Please post a formal answer.

robertskelton-ga, thanks for traking this down with so little, and
even some incorrect information.

I would also like to thank luciaphile-ga, for the quick response and
attentiveness.

Hi there,

I believe it is a 1991 film "Kid", starring C. Thomas Howell. A
scathing review of it is at Epinions:
 
http://www.epinions.com/content_58186698372

More details at IMDB:
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0102205

I rented it on video at least 10 years ago, because I thought it
sounded similar to "The Hitcher" which I totally loved. All I remember
is a cop, a diner waitress, a frying pan (no idea what role it played)
and lots of desert.

Best wishes,
robertskelton-ga

First-rate answer. In this case, there was very little information
about the movie on the internet but robertskelton(-ga) stepped up to
the plate with personal knowledge.  The Google Answers research team
seems to be a very diverse crowd. As a first time user of the service,
I will most definately use it again.

Not quite the timeframe you give, but there's a 1991 film "Kid"
starring C. Thomas Howell that might be it. A scathing review of it is
at Epinions:

http://www.epinions.com/content_58186698372