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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.
Language
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $2,500,000
English
Budget$8,000,000
Revenue $2,500,000
Keywords
vietnam veteran
sheriff
wyoming, usa
hitman
gun
gas station
cemetery
motel
money
murder
bag of money
criminal
unemployment
war injury
oil rig
wife murder
neo-noir
Casts

Nicolas Cage
Michael Williams

Dennis Hopper
Lyle from Dallas

Lara Flynn Boyle
Suzanne Brown

J. T. Walsh
Wayne Brown

Timothy Carhart
Deputy Matt Greytack

Dan Shor
Deputy Russ Bowman

Dwight Yoakam
Truck Driver

Craig Reay
Jim
Vance Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Robert Apel
Howard
Bobby Joe McFadden
Old Man

Dale Gibson
Kurt
Ted Parks
Cashier
Babs Bram
Receptionist
Robert Guajardo
Doctor
Sarah Sullivan
Nurse
Michael Ruud
Red Rock Bartender
Peter Kevin Quinn
Truck Driver's Buddy
Jeff Levine
Country Girl Bartender
Shawn Michael Ryan
Ted

Barbara Glover
Jane

Robert Beecher
Caretaker

Jody Carter
Caretaker's Wife
Crews
William Olvis
Original Music Composer

Steve Golin
Producer
Scott Chestnut
Editor
Michael Kuhn
Executive Producer
Rick Dahl
Screenplay

Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Producer

John Dahl
Director
Marc Reshovsky
Director of Photography

John Dahl
Screenplay
Jane McGann
Executive Producer

Keith Campbell
Stunts

Don Diers
Art Direction
Kate J. Sullivan
Set Decoration

John Carl Buechler
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lynn Weimer
Associate Producer

Aron Warner
Supervising Producer
Terry Dresbach
Costume Design
Robert Pearson
Production Design
Rick Dahl
Associate Producer
Carol Lewis
Casting

Tim Clawson
Executive In Charge Of Production
Philip Rose
Production Manager
Karl Owens
First Assistant Camera
Stephen Rocha
Gaffer

Vincent Landay
Post Production Supervisor
Peter Pearce
Electrician
Michael E. Gips
Electrician
Raymond Gonzales
Electrician
Larry Shapiro
Production Coordinator
Gary W. Shaw
Electrician

John Carl Buechler
Makeup Effects
Nancy Karlin
Script Supervisor
Suzanne Tenner
Still Photographer
Yehuda Maayan
Boom Operator
Jon Massey
Camera Loader
Dana Arnold
Electrician
Levon Besnelian
Dolly Grip

Mark Weingarten
Sound Mixer
Beth DePatie
Production Coordinator
Michael McCue
Second Assistant Director
Robert Eyslee
Best Boy Electric
Mike Topoozian
First Assistant Director
Jeff Caulfield
Assistant Production Coordinator
Fred Gibson
Electrician
Lori Eskowitz
Costume Supervisor

Rick Barker
Stunts
Frank Ceglia
Special Effects Coordinator
Dean Gates
Sculptor

Dale Gibson
Stunts
Jonathan R. Hodges
Property Master

Rohn Schmidt
Additional Photography

Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Charlie Carpenter
Stunts
Patty York
Makeup Artist

Fríða Aradóttir
Hairstylist

Don Ruffin
Stunts
Mark Shane Davis
Key Grip
Scott Alan Cook
Stunts
Mark R. Byers
Special Effects
Backdrops & Posters















