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Pat Mulligan | ... |
Sammy
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| Nick Dimitri | ... |
Marty
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| Michael Madsen | ... |
Vince Miller
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| Joanne Whalley | ... |
Fay Forrester
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Robert Schuch | ... |
Collection Agent #1
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Duane Tucker | ... |
Collection Agent #2
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| Val Kilmer | ... | ||
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Molly Flanegin | ... |
Gossipy Motel Clerk
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Dominic Dinino | ... |
Rest Stop Little Boy
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Daniel Dorse | ... |
Rest Stop Father
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| Bibi Besch | ... |
Jack's Secretary
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Jim Boeke | ... |
Javonovitch
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| Jon Gries | ... |
Alan Swayzie
(as Jonathan Gries)
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Michael Sharrett | ... |
Tim the Motel Clerk
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Debby Lynn Ross | ... |
Kathy the Drowned Wife
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Fay Forrester, an attractive young lady wants to escape from her violent and jealous boyfriend Vince. So she hires Jack Andrews, a second class private investigator to arrange her death. She wants to restart her life with a new identity and the money she robbed together with Vince. Because of Jack's financial problems he joins Fay after her fake death. Unfortunately Vince finds out that Fay's still alive. The hunt for Jack, Fay and the money begins... Written by Markus Lasermann <mslaserm@trick.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de>
What a sexy woman Joanne Whalley is. I can see why Kilmer grabbed her & married her. In this she's the antecedent of the Linda Fiorentino character in Last Seduction, another wondrously sexy wench. John Dahl has a unique & powerful knack for choosing strong actresses & bringing out the universal vixen in them.
The plot's nothing terribly original but it plays its familiar theme with some nice changes & variations. It has that classic quality that the best "noir" films had: it moves right along & keeps you in the center of the action.
One thing I find curious is that no one (to my knowledge) has ever linked the Michael Madsen throat-cutting scene in this film with the Michael Madsen ear-cutting scene in Reservoir Dogs. Give credit where it's due!