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Red Rock West

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Red Rock West

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A drifter turns up in a small town with nothing but his wits to keep him going. A vengeful local with a bitter grudge mistakes the loner for a hitman, and offers him a hefty sum to carry out a double assassination. However, the reluctant killer intends to take the money and run - a dangerous plan that backfires when the real killer turns up. Thriller, with Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper and Lara Flynn Boyle

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

John Ferguson

The Last Seduction was the film that finally made people stand up and take notice of director John Dahl, but this film noir thriller is almost its equal. Nicolas Cage, this time in a non-comic variation on his innocent dupe persona, plays the hapless drifter who is mistaken for a hitman by JT Walsh and sent to murder Walsh's wife (Lara Flynn Boyle). Things go from bad to worse when the real assassin (a demonic Dennis Hopper) turns up. The plot twists and turns deliciously, and Dahl's deft direction strikes a clever balance between knowing humour and genuine suspense. The performances are almost uniformly good, with only Boyle's unconvincing femme fatale letting the side down.

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Cast

rolenameMichael WilliamsNicolas CageSuzanne BrownLara Flynn BoyleLyleDennis HopperWayne BrownJ T WalshJimCraig ReayMr JohnsonVance JohnsonHowardRobert ApelOld manBobby Joe McFaddenKurtDale GibsonCashierTed ParksDoctorRoberto GuajardoNurseSarah Sullivan

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rolenameDirectorJohn Dahl

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Released on

1993-07-02

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence and swearing.

Available on

video and DVD

Formats

Colour

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