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 (unbeknownst to him) young married woman, her husband hires Bobby to kill her. Later, she hires Bobby to kill the husband.
| Release Date: | Aug 1997 |
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| Genre: | Thriller / Drama / Crime |
| Awards: | 2 nominations |
| Cast: | Sean Penn (Bobby Cooper), Billy Bob Thornton (Darrell), Abraham Benrubi (Biker #1), Richard Rutowski (Biker #2), Jon Voight (Blind Man), Jennifer Lopez (Grace McKenna), Powers Boothe (Sheriff Potter), Nick Nolte (Jake McKenna), Aida Linares (Jamilla), Sean Stone (Boy in Grocery Store), Ilia Volok (Sergi (as Ilia Volokh)), Valeri Nikolayev (Mr. Arkady), Brent Briscoe (Boyd), Bo Hopkins (Ed), Julie Hagerty (Flo (as Julie Haggerty)), Annie Tien (Short Order Cook (as Annie Mei-Ling...), Joaquin Phoenix (Toby N. Tucker), Claire Danes (Jenny), Sheri Foster (Grace's Mother), Laurie Metcalf (Bus Station Clerk), Liv Tyler (Girl in Bus Station), Jeff Flach (Yes Man (uncredited)) |