Lost Highway (1997)

Regista:

David Lynch

Writers (WGA):

David Lynch (written by) &
Barry Gifford (written by)

Data di uscita:

21 febbraio 1997 (USA)

Genere:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life.

Plot Keywords:

Automobile Trunk | Reckoning | Disturbing | Surrealism | Impalement

Recensioni degli utenti:

Stunning.

Cast

Bill Pullman	...	Fred Madison
Patricia Arquette	...	Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield
John Roselius	...	Al
Louis Eppolito	...	Ed (as Lou Eppolito)
Jenna Maetlind	...	Party Girl
Michael Massee	...	Andy
Robert Blake	...	Mystery Man
Henry Rollins	...	Guard Henry
Michael Shamus Wiles	...	Guard Mike
Mink Stole	...	Forewoman (voice)
Leonard Termo	...	Judge (voice)
Ivory Ocean	...	Guard Ivory
Jack Kehler	...	Guard Johnny Mack
David Byrd	...	Doctor Smordin
Gene Ross	...	Warden Clements
Balthazar Getty	...	Pete Dayton
F. William Parker	...	Captain Luneau
Guy Siner	...	Prison Official #1
Alexander Folk	...	Prison Official #2
Gary Busey	...	Bill Dayton
Lucy Butler	...	Candace Dayton
Carl Sundstrom	...	Hank
John Solari	...	Lou
Jack	...	The Dog
Al Garrett	...	Carl
Heather Stephens	...	Lanie
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Steve 'V'
Scott Coffey	...	Teddy
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Sheila
Amanda Anka	...	Girl #1
Jennifer Syme	...	Junkie Girl
Richard Pryor	...	Arnie
Robert Loggia	...	Mr. Eddy / Dick Laurent
Matt Sigloch	...	Assistant #1
Gilbert B. Combs	...	Assistant #2 (as Gil Combs)
Greg Travis	...	Tail Gate Driver
Jack Nance	...	Phil
Lisa Boyle	...	Marian
Leslie Bega	...	Raquel
Marilyn Manson	...	Porno Star #1
Jeordie White	...	Porno Star #2 (as Twiggy Ramirez)
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
David Lynch	...	Morgue Attendant (scenes deleted)
Dru Berrymore	...	Blonde on Staircase (uncredited)
Roland Kermarec	...	Man on Bus (uncredited)
Bill McAdams Jr.	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Lou Slaughter	...	Slickster (uncredited)

Regia di
David Lynch

Scritto da (WGA)
David Lynch		(written by) &
Barry Gifford		(written by)

Prodotto da
Deepak Nayar	....	producer
Tom Sternberg	....	producer
Mary Sweeney	....	producer

Musiche originali di
Angelo Badalamenti

Fotografia di
Peter Deming		(director of photography)

Montaggio di
Mary Sweeney

Responsabile casting
Elaine J. Huzzar
Johanna Ray

Scenografie di
Patricia Norris

Architetto-scenografo
Russell J. Smith		(uncredited)

Arredatore
Leslie Morales

Costumi di
Patricia Norris

Trucco
Robert Bowen	....	makeup effects lab technician
Lynne Brinton	....	makeup effects assistant
Michael Burnett	....	special effects makeup coordinator
Hayley Cecile	....	assistant makeup artist
Shane Donahue	....	makeup effects lab technician
Dan Gates	....	makeup effects lab technician
Chris Hanson	....	makeup effects assistant
Chip Heller	....	makeup effects lab technician
Marlene Lipman	....	body makeup artist
Patricia Miller	....	hair stylist (as Patty Miller)
Kathleen Norris	....	assistant hair stylist
Vince Oddone	....	special effects makeup shop manager
Toni-Ann Walker	....	hair stylist
Henry Wilfredo	....	makeup effects lab technician
Debbie Zoller	....	makeup artist

Direttore di produzione
Desmond Cannon	....	post-production supervisor
Deepak Nayar	....	unit production manager
Sabrina S. Sutherland	....	production supervisor

Aiuto regista
Maria K. Battle	....	dga trainee
Scott Cameron	....	first assistant director
Simone Farber	....	second assistant director
Adam Rosen	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jerry Brumley	....	art laborer
Chris Burch	....	art swing gang
Keith Cox	....	construction coordinator
Eric DaRe	....	art swing gang
Eric DaRe	....	property buyer
Morgan Flaherty	....	property maker
Craig Sherman Hall	....	property master
Jon Kazunaga	....	construction foreman
Robert A. Masini	....	property maker
Scott Miller	....	property maker
David C. Nute	....	construction gang boss
Frank A. Oliveri	....	painter
Dano Parker	....	art laborer
Andrew J. Peterson	....	art swing gang (as Andrew 'Skip' Peterson)
Mark Peterson	....	art laborer
Greg Polutonovich	....	sculptor
Alfredo Ponce	....	builder extraordinaire
Edmund C. Quintero	....	art laborer
David E. Robinson	....	lead scenic
Russell McCarthy Smith	....	production illustrator
David Storm	....	on-set dresser
Samuel J. Tell	....	assistant property master
David D. Wheeler	....	property maker
Deborah Winship	....	lead person
Doug Wuitschick	....	painter

Sonoro
Javier Bennassar	....	sound effects editor
Tim Boggs	....	adr supervisor
Bill Brown	....	sound effects editor
Benjamin L. Cook	....	sound effects editor (as Benjamin Cook)
Louis Creveling	....	dialogue editor
Mary Erstad	....	foley mixer
Cormac Funge	....	sound effects editor
Frank Gaeta	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Gaeta	....	supervising sound editor
Marilyn Graf	....	foley editor
David Grant	....	dialogue editor
Douglas Greenfield	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Dean Hovey	....	sound effects editor
Frederick Howard	....	sound effects editor
Thomas Jones	....	supervising dialogue editor
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley artist
Ann Kroeber	....	additional sound effects (as Ann Kroeber-Splet)
Kevin Kubota	....	boom operator
Laura Laird	....	foley editor
Chet Leonard	....	cable person
Paul Longstaffe	....	dialogue editor
David Lynch	....	sound designer
David Lynch	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Mann	....	foley editor
Derek Marcil	....	adr mixer
Derek Marcil	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Melhase	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joshua E. Schneider	....	foley editor (as Joshua Schneider)
Susan Shin	....	dialogue editor
Lucy Sustar	....	foley editor
Susumu Tokunow	....	sound mixer
Elmo Weber	....	sound effects editor
Jirí Zobac	....	sound engineer

Effetti speciali
Bart Barber	....	special effects
Philip Bartko	....	special effects (as Philip D. Bartko)
Gary D'Amico	....	special effects coordinator (as Gary P. D'Amico)
David A. Poole	....	special effects (as David Poole)
Michael Wilmot	....	special effects (as Mike Wilmot)

Visual Effects
Kurt Godel	....	digital transfer engineer

Controfigure
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts
David Barrett	....	stunts
Joey Box	....	stunts
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts (as Jophery Brown)
John T. Churchill	....	stunts
Eliza Coleman	....	stunts (as Liza Coleman)
Gilbert B. Combs	....	stunts (as Gil Combs)
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Chris Howell	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Howell	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Robert Jauregui	....	stunts (as Bob Jauregui)
Cole S. McKay	....	stunts (as Cole McKay)
Cole McLarty	....	stunts
Jim Palmer	....	stunts
Rick Seaman	....	stunts
Matt Sigloch	....	stunts
Mike Watson	....	stunts
Glen Yrigoyen	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Brooks	....	generator operator
Andrea Chesney	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Andrea Lee Chesney)
Andrea Chesney	....	second assistant camera (as Andrea Lee Chesney)
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip (as Timothy Collins)
William Roy Eckert	....	grip
Todd Griffith	....	grip (as Todd Mitchell Griffith)
Lisa Guerriero	....	camera loader
Lisa Guerriero	....	second assistant camera
Gene Hara	....	lamp operator
John Harmon	....	rigging key grip
Rick Herres	....	best boy grip
Paul Hughen	....	camera operator
John Joleaud	....	lamp operator (as John A. Joleaud)
Dan Kneece	....	steadicam operator
Michael LaViolette	....	gaffer
Stan McClain	....	aerial camera operator
Susan Pollack	....	camera loader
Scott Andrew Ressler	....	first assistant camera (as Scotty Ressler)
Mark Sadler	....	lamp operator
Philip Sloan	....	key grip (as Philip M. Sloan)
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
Stephen Thorp	....	lamp operator
Donna Vega	....	rigging gaffer
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip
John Willis III	....	best boy electric (as John 'Jay' Willis III)
David Presley	....	video playback operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mary Jane Fendler	....	casting assistant (as Mary Jane Lavacca)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marisa Aboitiz	....	set costumer
Maurizio Bizzarri	....	costume supervisor (as Maurizio Bizzari)

Editorial Department
Eric Archer	....	apprentice film editor
Brian Johnson	....	first assistant film editor
Cassandra King	....	post-production assistant
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Hilary Schroeder	....	second assistant film editor

Music Department
Barry Adamson	....	composer: additional music
Angelo Badalamenti	....	conductor
Angelo Badalamenti	....	orchestrator
Andrew Barrett	....	orchestrator (as Andy Barrett)
Jason George	....	assistant music editor
Stepán Konícek	....	conductor (as Stepan Konicek)
David Lynch	....	composer: additional music
Charles Samek	....	orchestrator
Tony Suraci	....	assistant music editor
Marc Vanocur	....	music editor
Trent Reznor	....	soundtrack producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard G. Almo	....	driver
Thomas P. Cantrell	....	driver
John Feinblatt	....	transportation captain
Felician Ghitescu	....	driver
Larry Hardman	....	driver: honeywagon
Ron Hardman	....	driver
Gary Hellerstein	....	driver
Billie E. Manning	....	driver
Alan Meyers	....	driver
Josue Meza	....	cook driver
H. Lee Noblitt	....	driver (as Lee Noblitt)
Michael Ralph Price	....	transportation co-captain
Arturo Ruvalcaba	....	cook driver
Paul Stanbrough	....	driver
Patrick Sullivan	....	driver
Sandra Thomason	....	driver
David Trevino	....	driver
Tom Winchester	....	driver
Allan Yamauchi	....	transportation coordinator

Altro personale
Hilary Adahms	....	stand-in: Patricia Arquette
Jeremy Alter	....	assistant location manager
Margo Altman	....	office assistant
Robert D. Brugger	....	medic
Robert D. Brugger	....	remote control car wrangler (as Robert Brugger)
Caroline Burton	....	assistant: Deepak Nayar
Ted Chalmers	....	office manager
John T. Churchill	....	production assistant: David Lynch
Mark Conway	....	production intern
Kristin Dornig	....	assistant: Deepak Nayar
Julie Duvic	....	location manager
Missy Eustermann	....	second assistant production accountant
Ruth Fainberg	....	assistant: Bill Pullman
Cori Glazer	....	script supervisor
Gregg Goldin	....	office production assistant (as Gregory Goldin)
David Gould	....	assistant: Patricia Arquette
Teddy M. Haggarty	....	stand-in: Bill Pullman
William Jorgenson	....	production assistant: Asymmetrical
Joe Juneau	....	foam runner
Roland Kermarec	....	production intern
Cassandra King	....	production intern
Steven R. Kutcher	....	bug wrangler (as Steve Kutcher)
Kristi Lake	....	post-production accountant
Sarah Levy	....	office production assistant
Sheridan Liu	....	assistant production accountant
George Lowe	....	assistant: Tom Sternberg
John K. Meyer	....	office production assistant
Ed Morris	....	execution consultant
Tasha Oldham	....	assistant production coordinator
Anton Pardoe	....	location assistant
Sondra Peluce	....	craft service
Gilbert Perez	....	security supervisor
Gaye Pope	....	additional publicist
Gaye Pope	....	assistant: David Lynch
Albert G. Ruben	....	insurance
Karen R. Sachs	....	production coordinator
Vance Strickland	....	stand-in
Jennifer Syme	....	receptionist: Asymmetrical
Mic Tomasi	....	stand-in (as Mick Thomason)
Scott Westgard	....	production intern
Cynthia Wise	....	production accountant
Deborah Wuliger	....	unit publicist
Leslie Porter	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)

Thanks
Tony Ciulla	....	special thanks
Charlotte Fraisse	....	special thanks
Ron Fruchey	....	special thanks
Fred Goldring	....	special thanks
Guadalupe Hurst	....	thanks: a real trooper
John A. Malm Jr.	....	special thanks
Tom McGuire	....	special thanks
María Méndez	....	special thanks (as Maria Mendez)
Fred V. Murphy	....	special thanks
Dana Ross	....	special thanks
Debby Trutnik	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• October Films
• CiBy 2000
• Asymmetrical Productions
• Lost Highway Productions LLC

Distributors

• Rialto Film AG (1997) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• October Films (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinemussy (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• REP Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Atalanta Filmes (1997) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• EDKO Film (1998) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Polygram Filmed Entertainment (1997) (UK) (theatrical)
• NTV-PROFIT (1997) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Artistas Argentinos Asociados (AAA) (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Ama Films (1998) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (199?) (Australia) (VHS)
• PlayArte Filmes (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Seville Pictures (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (DVD)
• Twister Digital Video (2004) (Russia) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2002) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Zima Entertainment (2005) (Mexico) (DVD)

Effetti speciali

• Michael Burnett Productions Inc. (uncredited)
• POV Special Effects (special effects equipment)

Other Companies

• Bill Young's Precision Driving Team  special thanks
• Briles Wing and Helicopter  helicopter
• Bugs Are My Business  bug wrangling
• C.A.S.T. Security  security
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Christopher Gray Casting  extras casting
• Coca-Cola Company, The  special thanks
• Digital Sound and Picture  post-production sound
• Digital Sound and Picture  re-recorded at
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Film Finances  completion bond
• Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman  production legal
• L.A. Mad Dogs  ADR voice casting
• Michelson Food Services  catering
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• RHH  insurance
• Studio Smecky, Prague  recorded at

Alias:

Lost Highway (France)
Strade perdute (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for bizarre violent and sexual content, and for strong language.

Durata:

135 min

Nazionalità:

France | USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Italy:VM14 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Mexico:C | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Poland:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA (cable rating)

Luoghi delle riprese:

Amargosa Hotel & Opera House, Death Valley Junction, Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Company:

October Films

Curiosità:

The chromed gun that Mr. Eddy/Dick Laurent uses, is a IMI Desert Eagle pistol .357 Magnum.

Citazioni:

Mr. Eddy: This is where mechanical excellence and one-thousand four-hundred horsepower pays off.

Movie Connections:

Citato in Silent Hill 2 (2001) (VG)

Colonna sonora:

Various Ominous Drones

Stunning.

Lighting. That's the thing I remembered most from the first time I saw this film. Amazing lighting. Certain directors, Lynch included, are able to tell the story using camera movement, what's seen/not seen. Lynch, however, has taken that a step further with the way he chooses to light his scenes - he sculpts his shots in a manner that seems almost more like a theatrical lighting designer's work. The use of shadows within the home, the stark colors that accompany certain scenes, even the car lighting in the titles - all of this is used to draw the audience's attention to a certain point, and all of it thrills. With the terse, "European art-film" dialogue style (at first the most distancing thing I found in Lynch's work, it is now one of my favorite elements), sharp sound work, a strong cast, and the marvelous, spiralling structure of the film only reinforcing it's strongest feature - its atmosphere - this is a work that will be discussed long after the credits fade. In my short 22 years, the best film I've seen, bar none.