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Lost Highway

Lost Highway

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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.

Directed by David Lynch
Written by David Lynch, Barry Gifford
Produced by Tom Sternberg, Mary Sweeney, Deepak Nayar
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $3.8M

Top Cast

Patricia Arquette

Patricia Arquette

Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Fred Madison

Balthazar Getty

Balthazar Getty

Pete Dayton

Robert Blake

Robert Blake

Mystery Man

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Mr. Eddy / Dick Laurent

Michael Massee

Michael Massee

Andy

Natasha Gregson Wagner

Natasha Gregson Wagner

Sheila

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Arnie

Gary Busey

Gary Busey

Bill Dayton

Lucy Butler

Lucy Butler

Candace Dayton

Themes & Keywords

prisonpornographyjealousydreamsdual identitynightmarepolicesexual frustrationgangsterinsanityparanoiaprison celleroticismbedroomviolent husbandheadachemoteltransformationdeath rowjazz singer or musicianhighwaycar mechanichallucinationsuspicionidentity crisissurrealismcar crashmurderlos angeles, californiadoppelgängervideotapefugue stateambiguous

About Lost Highway

Lost Highway is a drama, thriller, mystery film released in 1997 exploring themes of prison, pornography, jealousy, dreams, dual identity, nightmare. Directed by David Lynch, it stars Patricia Arquette, Bill Pullman, Balthazar Getty. 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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