"A lost road on the edge of strange…"

1997

2h 14m

7.5(2777 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

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Cast & Crew

45 members

Acting

Patricia Arquette

Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield

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Bill Pullman

Fred Madison

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Balthazar Getty

Pete Dayton

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Robert Blake

Mystery Man

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Robert Loggia

Mr. Eddy / Dick Laurent

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Michael Massee

Andy

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Natasha Gregson Wagner

Sheila

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Richard Pryor

Arnie

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Gary Busey

Bill Dayton

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Lucy Butler

Candace Dayton

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Jack Nance

Phil

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Jack Kehler

Guard Johnny Mack

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Henry Rollins

Guard Henry

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Giovanni Ribisi

Steve "V"

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Scott Coffey

Teddy

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John Roselius

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Louis Eppolito

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Jenna Maetlind

Party Girl

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Michael Shamus Wiles

Guard Mike

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Mink Stole

Forewoman

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Leonard Termo

Judge

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Ivory Ocean

Guard Ivory

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David Byrd

Doctor Smordin

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Gene Ross

Warden Clements

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F. William Parker

Captain Luneau

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Guy Siner

Prison Official #1

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Alexander Folk

Prison Official #2

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Carl Sundstrom

Hank

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John Solari

Lou

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Jack

The Dog

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Al Garrett

Carl

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Heather Stephens

Lanie

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Amanda Anka

Girl #1

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Jennifer Syme

Junkie Girl

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Matt Sigloch

Assistant #1

Crew

Gilbert B. Combs

Assistant #2

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Greg Travis

Tail Gate Driver

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Lisa Boyle

Marian

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Leslie Bega

Raquel

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Marilyn Manson

Porno Star #1

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Jeordie White

Porno Star #2

Art

Metin Bereketli

Hitman (uncredited)

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Dru Berrymore

Blonde on Staircase (uncredited)

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Bill McAdams Jr.

Bartender (uncredited)

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Lou Slaughter

Slickster (uncredited)

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