Red Rock West Movie Review

Red Rock West went nowhere until San Francisco's Roxie Cinema picked it up for an extended run. (1990's Kill Me Again, another good film noir by John Dahl, only played in the San Francisco Bay area at the Geneva Drive-In.) With an appreciative audience, its sharp script and on-target performances became obvious. Nicolas Cage IS Mike, who tries to get out of Red Rock West, Wyoming, but no dice. Wayne (who else but J.T. Walsh?) wants to kill his wife Suzanne (Lara Flynn Boyle), and mistakes Mike for the hired killer (who else but Dennis Hopper as Lyle?). Oh, and Suzanne has some ideas of her own; soon Mike is in Noir-ville up to his eyeballs. Invite some friends over for this one!

1993 (R) 98m/C Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Lara Flynn Boyle, J.T. Walsh, Timothy Carhart, Dan Shor, Dwight Yoakam, Bobby Joe McFadden, Craig Reay, Vance Johnson, Robert Apel, Dale Gibson, Ted Parks, Babs Bram, Robert Guajardo, Sarah Sullivan; D: John Dahl; W: John Dahl, Rick Dahl; C: Marc Reshovsky; M: William Olvis. Nominations: Independent Spirit Awards ‘95: Best Director (Dahl), Best Screenplay. VHS, LV, Closed Caption