Famed mystery writer, Mort Rainey (Depp) is confronted by a mysterious stranger outside his house. This stranger calls himself John Shooter (Turturro) and claims that Mort has stolen an idea for a story from him. Mort says he can prove he wrote his first, but whilst Mort waits for the evidence to appear, Shooter starts to become more and more violent.
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Continuity:
After Mort gets out of his car to confront his wife and her lover at the motel, he closes the car door. It is both heard and can be seen in the rear view mirror. When he returns to leave a moment later, the car door is open.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Mort:
[voiceover]
Turn around. Turn around. Turn the car around and get the hell out of here. Right now. Don't go back. Do not go back there. See more »
Crazy Credits
At the end of the credits Johnny Depp can be briefly heard singing "Shortnin' Bread".
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