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Cutter's Way (1981)

R 105 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery  -   28 January 1983 (Denmark)
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Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.

Director:

Ivan Passer

Writers:

Newton Thornburg (novel), Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Bridges ...
John Heard ...
Lisa Eichhorn ...
'Mo'
Ann Dusenberry Ann Dusenberry ...
Valerie Duran
Stephen Elliott Stephen Elliott ...
J. J. Cord
Arthur Rosenberg Arthur Rosenberg ...
George Swanson
Nina Van Pallandt Nina Van Pallandt ...
Woman in the Hotel
Patricia Donahue ...
Mrs. Cord
Geraldine Baron Geraldine Baron ...
Susie Swanson
Katherine Pass Katherine Pass ...
Toyota Woman
Francis X. McCarthy ...
Toyota Man (as Frank McCarthy)
George Planco George Planco ...
Toyota Cop
Jay Fletcher Jay Fletcher ...
Cord Security Guard
George Dickerson George Dickerson ...
Mortician
Jack Murdock Jack Murdock ...
Concession Owner
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Storyline

John Heard came back from the war minus an eye, a leg and an arm. He drinks a lot and abuses his wife, who also drinks a lot. Jeff Bridges is a friend who witnesses a murder. From this point John is "after" the killer, along side the diseased sister, while Jeff doesn't really want to get involved in it. Written by Jonathan <jrd@netvision.net.il>  

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Plot Keywords:

Murder | Gun | Ambiguity | Arson | Cynicism  | See more »

Taglines:

Cutter does everything his way. Fighting. Loving. Working. Tracking down a killer.

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Denmark) See more »

Also Known As:

A la manera d'en Cutter See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Gurian See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Producer Paul Gurian had bought the rights to Newton Thornburg's novel and asked screenwriter Jeffrey Alan Fiskin if he could adapt it into screenplay form. Gurian got the studio, EMI, interested in financially backing the film with Robert Mulligan to direct and Dustin Hoffman to play Alex Cutter. However, a scheduling conflict forced Hoffman to leave the project. This prompted Mulligan to leave as well. To make matters worse, EMI pulled their money once Mulligan and Hoffman left the project. Gurian then took the film to United Artists where the studio's vice president, David Field, became interested in backing it. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Alex Cutter is charging across the estate on a horse, his missing arm changes sides briefly. See more »

Quotes

Maureen Cutter, 'Mo': Speaking of which, you're home awfully early aren't you? Couldn't you find a matron with a taste for gutter squalor?
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Connections

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"We're Old Enough to Know"
Written by Jack Nitzsche & John Byrum
Sung by Jack Nitzsche See more »