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Lost Highway

  • 1997
  • R
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
173K
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Patricia Arquette and Bill Pullman in Lost Highway (1997)
After a bizarre encounter at a party with a stranger, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic, gets released, and begins leading a new life.
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Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.

  • Director
    • David Lynch
  • Writers
    • David Lynch
    • Barry Gifford
  • Stars
    • Bill Pullman
    • Patricia Arquette
    • John Roselius
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    173K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    263
    623
    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writers
      • David Lynch
      • Barry Gifford
    • Stars
      • Bill Pullman
      • Patricia Arquette
      • John Roselius
    • 616User reviews
    • 150Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Top Cast50

    Bill Pullman
    Bill Pullman
    • Fred Madison
    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Renee Madison…
    John Roselius
    John Roselius
    • Al
    Louis Eppolito
    • Ed
    • (as Lou Eppolito)
    Jenna Maetlind
    • Party Girl
    Michael Massee
    Michael Massee
    • Andy
    Robert Blake
    Robert Blake
    • Mystery Man
    Henry Rollins
    Henry Rollins
    • Guard Henry
    Michael Shamus Wiles
    Michael Shamus Wiles
    • Guard Mike
    Mink Stole
    Mink Stole
    • Forewoman
    • (voice)
    Leonard Termo
    Leonard Termo
    • Judge
    • (voice)
    Ivory Ocean
    Ivory Ocean
    • Guard Ivory
    Jack Kehler
    Jack Kehler
    • Guard Johnny Mack
    David Byrd
    David Byrd
    • Doctor Smordin
    Gene Ross
    Gene Ross
    • Warden Clements
    Balthazar Getty
    Balthazar Getty
    • Pete Dayton
    F. William Parker
    • Captain Luneau
    Guy Siner
    Guy Siner
    • Prison Official #1
    • Director
      • David Lynch
    • Writers
      • David Lynch
      • Barry Gifford
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      According to co-writer and director David Lynch, the first scene in the film is based on an incident that occurred in his own life. He claims his intercom buzzed early one morning and when he answered it, a voice on the other end that he didn't recognize said, "Dick Laurant is dead." However, by the time he got to the front of the house to look out the window, there was no one outside.
    • Goofs
      When Pete and Sheila are having sex in the car, external shots show the car parked alongside a wall in a dark, tree-covered section of street. Yet in interior shots, the wall is many metres away in the far background and is brightly illuminated.
    • Quotes
      • Ed: Do you own a video camera?
      • Renee Madison: No. Fred hates them.
      • Fred Madison: I like to remember things my own way.
      • Ed: What do you mean by that?
      • Fred Madison: How I remembered them. Not necessarily the way they happened.
    • Crazy credits
      A Real Trooper-Guadalupe Hurst
    • Alternate versions
      An unconfirmed report claims that a Director's Cut of the film exists which has a number of scenes deleted from the original 134 minute print. Some of the missing scenes include:
      • A breakfast scene with Fred and Renee where Fred asks her where she was when he phoned her from the jazz club the night before, and when she says that she never left the house all evening, his suspicions of her cheating on him intensifies.
      • Another scene of a third videotape arriving at Fred and Renee's house where they watch it and catch a glimpse of a cold-faced Fred on one frame. They phone the detectives Al and Lou again who pay them another visit.
      • A scene set in the morgue where the attendant, George, prepares an autopsy on Renee's mutilated body where he is joined by a tuxedo-clad medical examiner and the examiner's girlfriend, Joyce, which is immediately followed by a courtroom scene where Fred literally faints after hearing the jury forewoman read the guilty verdict and the judge's sentence of death, which is only heard in the original version.
      • A scene in a lingerie shop where two young women, Marian and Raquel, glimpsed only in the porno film at the end, talk about the Renee Madison murder and about the method of execution the state would use when they are interrupted by Andy who gestures for them to hurry up with their selections.
      • Another scene follows where Andy, Marian and Raquel are involved in a drugged-out threesome orgy at his house.
      • A prison scene where one inmate is shown being led out of his cell to the gas chamber with other prisoners taunting him and the guards preparing for the execution as if it was a formal gathering, plus another scene of Fred talking to the prison guards in the courtyard the next day.
      • A full scene of dialogue between the prison warden and Pete Dayton's parents, Candace and Bill, where they are told of their son's whereabouts and his physical condition where he has a hematoma on his forehead and blepharitis, redness around the eyes. Bill and Candace are elusive to the warden's questions about Pete's whereabouts for the last few days. Pete is then brought into the office where he doesn't respond to questions asked, and Bill and Candace are told that they can take him home. After they leave, the warden then makes a statement to reporters outside his office about the disappearance of Fred Madison from the prison.
      • Extended scenes of dialogue between Pete and his friends Steve V, Teddy, Carl and Lanie on their arrival at his house where Lanie shows them a scar on her abdomen from an operation she just had. Plus more dialogue as the four of them ride in Steve V's car, where they first arrive at a drive-in restaurant called Johnny's where they pick up Sheila and her two girlfriends and then drive to the bowling alley.
      • An extra scene of Pete riding up Van Nuys Boulevard at night on his motorcycle after Alice had phoned him to cancel their evening get-together. Pete arrives at Johnny's Drive-In where he meets with Steve V, Carl and Sheila where Pete responds awkward towards them as he is having a mysterious headache. Pete then savagely beats up two guys who try to pick up Sheila, much to her shock.
      • The telephone scene between Pete, Mr. Eddy and the Mystery Man is slightly extended with more dialogue with the Mystery Man telling Pete about him just killing some people and telling him more details about executions in the 'Far East' set to imply China during the Cultural Revolution.
      • A brief scene of Fred Madison checking into the Lost Highway Motel and walking towards Room 25 which he knows is right next to Room 26 where Renee and Mr. Eddy are.
    • Connections
      Edited into Rammstein: Lichtspielhaus (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm Deranged
      Written by David Bowie and Brian Eno
      Courtesy of Tintoretto Music (BMI) and Upala Music (BMI)
      Performed by David Bowie
      Courtesy of Jones Music and Virgin Records America, Inc.

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    • What parts of the movie are reality and which parts are fantasy?
    • What is with the Mystery Man (Robert Blake)?

    Details

    • Release date
      • January 15, 1997 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MK2 Films (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Por el lado oscuro del camino
    • Filming locations
      • 7035 Senalda Road, Los Angeles, California, USA(Fred Madison's house)
    • Production companies
      • CiBy 2000
      • Asymmetrical Productions
      • Lost Highway Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,726,792
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $212,710
      • Feb 23, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,897,982
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 14m(134 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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