Synopsis
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Metacritic55/100
312 audience votes
Key crew
- Dennis HopperDirector
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
- Charles WilliamsScreenplay
- Nona TysonScreenplay
Cast
- Don JohnsonHarry Madox
- Virginia MadsenDolly Harshaw
- Jennifer ConnellyGloria Harper
- Charles Martin SmithLon Gulick
- William SadlerFrank Sutton
- Jerry HardinGeorge Harshaw
- Barry CorbinSheriff
- Leon RippyDeputy Tate
- Jack NanceJulian Ward
- Virgil FryeDeputy Buck
- John HawkerUncle Mort
- Margaret BowmanWoman at Gas Station
Stills
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Themes
paradisephotographersmokingbank robberarsonarsonistsensualityneo-noir