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14/05/1993 Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 38m
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Where nothing is as it seems.

Overview

When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialize in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money, and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle.

  1. John Dahl

    Director, Writer

  2. Rick Dahl

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Nicolas Cage

    Michael Williams

  2. Dennis Hopper

    Lyle from Dallas

  3. Lara Flynn Boyle

    Suzanne Brown

  4. J.T. Walsh

    Wayne Brown

  5. Timothy Carhart

    Deputy Matt Greytack

  6. Dan Shor

    Deputy Russ Bowman

  7. Dwight Yoakam

    Truck Driver

  8. Craig Reay

    Jim

  9. Vance Johnson

    Mr. Johnson

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Steve
Written by Steve on 2016-06-25
A bit dated looking at it over 20 years later, but still entertaining. A slick neo-noir that helped revive the genre.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$8,000,000.00

Revenue
$2,500,000.00

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