Red Rock West
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| Red Rock West | |
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 VHS cover of Red Rock West |
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| Directed by | John Dahl |
| Produced by | Steve Golin Sigurjón Sighvatsson |
| Written by | John Dahl Rick Dahl |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Lara Flynn Boyle J.T. Walsh Dennis Hopper |
| Music by | William Olvis |
| Cinematography | Marc Reshovsky |
| Editing by | Scott Chestnut |
| Distributed by | Roxie Releasing |
| Release date(s) | May,1994 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8,000,000 USD |
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Red Rock West is a neo-noir 1992 film directed by John Dahl. The film, written by Dahl and his brother Rick, was shot in Montana and Wilcox, Arizona, USA.
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[edit] Plot
Nicolas Cage plays Michael, a drifter who wanders into rural Red Rock, Wyoming looking for work. When a local bar owner Wayne (J.T. Walsh) mistakes him for the hit man — "Lyle from Dallas" — he's hired to kill his wife, Michael doesn't correct him. Instead, he takes the money, then attempts to warn the wife, Suzanne (Lara Flynn Boyle) that her life is in danger. She, in turn, tries to hire him to kill her husband. Michael, knowing that the longer he stays in town the more danger he'll get into, continually tries to leave town, with no success. Matter only become worse when he becomes romantically involved with Suzanne...and when "Lyle from Dallas" (Dennis Hopper) finally does show up.
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Nicolas Cage | Michael Williams |
| J. T. Walsh | Wayne Brown/Kevin McCord |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | Suzanne Brown/Ann McCord |
| Dennis Hopper | Lyle from Dallas |
| Dwight Yoakam | Truck Driver |
| Timothy Carhart | Deputy Matt Greytack |
[edit] Taglines
- Suzanne Brown was trouble. But trouble never looked so good.
- All Roads Lead To Intrigue.
- Where nothing is as it seems.
[edit] Trivia
- Red Rock West was well received at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival, but the film was deemed cable and direct to video product by the producers. When the owner of a San Francisco movie theater, who was a huge fan of the film, arranged for a theatrical release, the film gained a "buzz" and toured the country as an art house hit.
