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Red Rock West

Red Rock West

Where nothing is as it seems.

19936.71h 38m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Dahl
Written by John Dahl, Rick Dahl
Produced by Steve Golin, Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $2.5M

Top Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Michael Williams

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Lyle from Dallas

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Suzanne Brown

J. T. Walsh

J. T. Walsh

Wayne Brown

Timothy Carhart

Timothy Carhart

Deputy Matt Greytack

Dan Shor

Dan Shor

Deputy Russ Bowman

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Truck Driver

Craig Reay

Craig Reay

Jim

V

Vance Johnson

Mr. Johnson

R

Robert Apel

Howard

Themes & Keywords

vietnam veteransheriffwyoming, usahitmangungas stationcemeterymotelmoneymurderbag of moneycriminalunemploymentwar injuryoil rig wife murderneo-noir

About Red Rock West

Red Rock West is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1993 exploring themes of vietnam veteran, sheriff, wyoming, usa, hitman, gun, gas station. Directed by John Dahl, it stars Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle. 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.

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