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Lost Highway

After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life.

Lost Highway
Cast:

Bill Pullman
Patrica Arquette
Balthazar Getty
Robert Loggia
Robert Blake
Gary Busey
Lucy Butler
Michael Massee
Richard Pryor

Director:
David Lynch

Producer:
Mary Sweeney, Tom Sternberg, Deepak Nayar

Written by:
David Lynch & Barry Gifford

Distributor:
October Films

Budget:
$15 million

Box Office:
$ 3.675 million

Metacritic Score:
52

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
60%

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