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A bit dated looking at it over 20 years later, but still entertaining. A slick neo-noir that helped revive the genre.
Red Rock West
- Crime
- Drama
- Thriller
5/14/1993
98
R
Where nothing is as it seems.
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.
- Director:
- Revenue:
- $2,500,000
- Budget:
- $8,000,000
Videos
Cast
Nicolas CageMichael Williams- Dennis HopperLyle from Dallas
Lara Flynn BoyleSuzanne Brown- J.T. WalshWayne Brown
- Timothy CarhartDeputy Matt Greytack
- Dan ShorDeputy Russ Bowman
- Dwight YoakamTruck Driver
Craig ReayJim- Vance JohnsonMr. Johnson
- Robert ApelHoward
- Bobby Joe McFaddenOld Man
- Dale GibsonKurt
- Ted ParksCashier
- Babs BramReceptionist
- Robert GuajardoDoctor
- Sarah SullivanNurse
Reviews
John Chard
All Roads Lead To Intrigue.
Red Rock West is directed by John Dahl who also co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Rick. It stars Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle, J. T. Walsh and Timothy Carhart. Music is by William Olvis and cinematography by Marc Reshovsky.
When a promised job in Wyoming fails to materialise on account of an injury sustained in combat, Michael Williams (Cage) drifts into the town of Red Rock and is mistaken in a bar for a hit-man hired to kill an unfaithful wife. Tempted by the high cash on offer, Michael plays along and promptly finds himself in a web of intrigue from which escape is looking unlikely
Welcome To Red Rock/You Are Now Leaving Red Rock.
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