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Red Rock West (1993)

R 05/14/1993 Crime, Drama, Thriller 1h 38m
67%
User
Score
7.0/10
98%
79/100

Where nothing is as it seems.

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.

John Dahl

Director

Rick Dahl

Screenplay

Top Billed 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

Vance Johnson

Vance Johnson

Mr. Johnson

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Media

Cinématographe Blu-ray Promo Trailer

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Official Trailer: Red Rock West (1993)

Official Trailer: Red Rock West (1993)

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Reviews

A review by Steve

Written on June 25, 2016

A bit dated looking at it over 20 years later, but still entertaining. A slick neo-noir that helped revive the genre....

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A review by John Chard

Written on February 7, 2019

All Roads Lead To Intrigue.

Red Rock West is directed by John Dahl who also co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Rick. It stars Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle, J. T. Walsh and Timothy Carhart. Music is by William Olvis and cinematography by Marc Reshovsky.

When a promised job in Wyoming fails to materialise on account of an injury sustained in combat, Michael Williams (Cage) drifts into the town of Red Rock and is mistaken in a bar for a hit-man hired to kill an unfaithful wife. Tempted by the high cash on offer, Michael plays along and promptly finds himself in a web of intrigue from which escape is looking unlikely…

Welcome To Red Rock/You Are Now Leaving Red Rock.

The studio didn't know what to do with it, a neo-noir flavoured with contemporary Western...

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