When Bobby's car breaks down in the desert while on the run from some of the bookies who have already taken two of his fingers, he becomes trapped in the nearby small town where the people are stranger than anyone he's encountered. After becoming involved with a young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires Bobby to kill the husband.
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Sean Penn as Bobby Cooper |
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Nick Nolte as Jake McKenna |
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Jennifer Lopez as Grace McKenna |
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Joaquin Phoenix as Toby N. Tucker |
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Claire Danes as Jenny |
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Powers Boothe as Sheriff Virgil Potter |
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Billy Bob Thornton as Darrell |
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Jon Voight as Blind Man |
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Abraham Benrubi as Biker #1 |
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Richard Rutowski as Biker #2 |
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Aida Linares as Jamilla |
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Sean Stone as Boy in Grocery Store |
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Ilia Volok as Sergi |
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Brent Briscoe as Boyd |
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Bo Hopkins as Ed |
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Julie Hagerty as Flo |
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Annie Tien as Short Order Cook |
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Sheri Foster as Grace's Mother |
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Laurie Metcalf as Bus Station Clerk |
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Liv Tyler as Girl in Bus Station |
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Jeff Flach as Yes Man (uncredited) |
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Valeriy Nikolaev as Mr. Arkady |
Directing | Oliver Stone | Director |
Writing | John Ridley | Author |
Writing | John Ridley | Screenplay |
Production | John Ridley | Executive Producer |
Production | Dan Halsted | Producer |
Production | Clayton Townsend | Producer |
Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Robert Richardson | Director of Photography |
Editing | Hank Corwin | Editor |
Editing | Thomas J. Nordberg | Editor |
Production | Richard Rutowski | Co-Producer |
Production | Mary Vernieu | Casting |
Art | Victor Kempster | Production Design |
Art | Dan Webster | Art Direction |
Art | Merideth Boswell | Set Decoration |
Costume & Make-Up | Beatrix Aruna Pasztor | Costume Design |
Production | Jeff Flach | Production Supervisor |
Production | Clayton Townsend | Unit Production Manager |
Directing | Seth Cirker | First Assistant Director |