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Cutter's Way

Cutter's Way

Cutter does everything his way. Fighting. Loving. Working. Tracking down a killer.

19816.51h 45m

Overview

Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.

Directed by Ivan Passer
Written by Newton Thornburg, Jeffrey Alan Fiskin
Produced by Paul R. Gurian
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Richard Bone

John Heard

John Heard

Alex Cutter

Lisa Eichhorn

Lisa Eichhorn

Maureen Cutter, 'Mo'

Stephen Elliott

Stephen Elliott

J. J. Cord

Arthur Rosenberg

Arthur Rosenberg

George Swanson

Nina van Pallandt

Nina van Pallandt

Woman in the Hotel

Ann Dusenberry

Ann Dusenberry

Valerie Duran

Patricia Donahue

Patricia Donahue

Mrs. Cord

G

Geraldine Baron

Susie Swanson

K

Katherine Pass

Toyota Woman

Themes & Keywords

californiavietnamprostitutealcoholwitnessrevengemurderarsonconspiracyveteranexposeneo-noir

About Cutter's Way

Cutter's Way is a drama, mystery, thriller, crime film released in 1981 exploring themes of california, vietnam, prostitute, alcohol, witness, revenge. Directed by Ivan Passer, it stars Jeff Bridges, John Heard, Lisa Eichhorn. Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.

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