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Red Rock West is a 1993 American neo-noir crime drama film directed and written by John Dahl. The cast includes Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle, and J. T. Walsh. Produced by Steve Golin and Touchstone Pictures, the movie was filmed in California, Santa Monica, and Arizona, with a narrative setting in Wyoming. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Netflix.
The film has a runtime of 98 minutes and an original language of English. Its production budget was $8,000,000, resulting in box office revenue of $2,502,551. Critical reception includes a 95% rating, a 7.5 out of 10 score, and a Metascore of 79 out of 100. The movie holds an IMDb rating of 7.0 based on 27,153 votes. It received three nomination awards and carries an R rating.
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Film · TMDB
6.8When 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.
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Michael Williams
- Dennis Hopper as Lyle from Dallas
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Suzanne Brown
- J.T. Walsh as Wayne Brown
- Timothy Carhart as Deputy Matt Greytack
- Dan Shor as Deputy Russ Bowman
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- sheriff
- wyoming, usa
- hitman
- gun
- gas station
- cemetery
- motel
- money
- murder
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
27,153 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
79/100
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- neo-noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Dahl
- Screenwriter
- John Dahl
- Composer
- William Olvis
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Narrative location
- Wyoming
- Filming location
- Arizona
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 762342
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-07-08
- title
- Red Rock West
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 79/100
- capital cost
- 8000000
- box office
- 2502551
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