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Also known as Cutter and the Bone

1981 film by Ivan Passer

Film · TMDB

6.5

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.

Released: 1981-03-19109 minDir: Ivan PasserDrama, Mystery, Thriller, CrimeBudget: $3.0M

Cast

  • Jeff Bridges as Richard Bone
  • John Heard as Alex Cutter
  • Lisa Eichhorn as Maureen Cutter, 'Mo'
  • Stephen Elliott as J. J. Cord
  • Arthur Rosenberg as George Swanson
  • Nina van Pallandt as Woman in the Hotel

Themes

  • california
  • vietnam
  • prostitute
  • alcohol
  • witness
  • revenge
  • murder
  • arson
  • conspiracy
  • veteran

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

8,872 votes

Year
1981
Runtime
109 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Ivan Passer
Production company
United Artists
Cinematographer
Jordan Cronenweth
Narrative location
California
Duration
106
FilmAffinity ID
233363
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1981-03-20
title
Cutter's Way
after a work by
Newton Thornburg
distributed by
Netflix
review score
92%
capital cost
5000000
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