Lost Highway (1997 film)
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| Directed by | David Lynch |
| Produced by |
Mary Sweeney Tom Sternberg Deepak Nayar |
| Written by | David Lynch Barry Gifford |
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| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Cinematography | Peter Deming |
| Edited by | Mary Sweeney |
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Ciby 2000
Asymmetrical Productions |
| Distributed by | October Films |
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Running time
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134 minutes |
| Country | France United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $3.7 million (North America) |
Lost Highway is a 1997 French-American film written and directed by David Lynch. It stars Bill Pullman as a man convicted of murdering his wife (Patricia Arquette), after which he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life. The movie, which has noir elements, features the last film appearances of Robert Blake, Jack Nance, and Richard Pryor, and the acting debut of Marilyn Manson.
Lynch co-wrote the screenplay with Barry Gifford, whose novel served as the basis for Lynch's film Wild at Heart (1990). Lynch conceived Lost Highway after the critical and box office failure of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), a film adaptation and follow-up to the cult television series Twin Peaks.
Despite receiving mixed reviews upon release, Lost Highway has developed a cult following and is greatly admired by some critics. In 2003, the film was adapted as an opera.
Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), a Los Angeles saxophonist, receives a message on the intercom of his house from an unknown man, who says: "Dick Laurent is dead". During a break at a show one night, Fred calls his home, but his wife Renée (Patricia Arquette) does not answer any of the home's ringing telephones. Arriving home later, Fred finds her sleeping in their bed. The next morning, Renée finds a VHS tape on their porch which contains a videotape of their house. After having sex one night, Fred sees Renée's face as that of a pale old man, then tells Renée of a dream he had about someone resembling her being attacked. As the days pass, more tapes arrive showing the interior of their house and even shots of the pair asleep in bed. Fred and Renée call the police but the detectives they send over offer no assistance.
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