Cutter's Way

1981
R
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

7.9K

YOUR RATING

Jeff Bridges, John Heard, and Lisa Eichhorn in Cutter's Way (1981)

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Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.

Director
- Ivan Passer
Writers
- Newton Thornburg
- Jeffrey Alan Fiskin
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

7.9K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Ivan Passer
Writers
- Newton Thornburg
- Jeffrey Alan Fiskin
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations

Trivia
Before production started on this film, Ivan Passer and producer Paul R. Gurian went to Jeff Bridges' house to ask him if he would agree to play Bone. After both entered Bridges' property, the actor's dog, a big German shepherd, attacked Gurian, biting him on the jaw. Gurian nearly died. Bridges later confessed that, after this incident, he had no choice but to accept the role in order to avoid being sued for several million dollars.

Goofs
Valerie's disappearance is neither explained nor noted by the main characters.

Quotes
Alex Cutter: I don't drink. You know, the routine grind drives me to drink. Tragedy, I take straight.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Raiders of the Lost Ark, City of Women, I Sent a Letter To My Love, Cutter's Way (1981)

Soundtracks
We're Old Enough to Know
Music by Jack Nitzsche
Lyrics by John Byrum
Vocals by Jack Nitzsche

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Brilliant script and direction

This movie is beautifully shot with a great score that sounds unlike any other score I've ever heard. Then you have a great performance from John Heard and a great screenplay that obviously had a tremendous novel behind it.

If you like those gritty late 70s early 80s California noir movies like Straight Time, Who'll Stop The Rain and Chinatown, this is as good as any of those. I have just watched it and I don't think I will forget it anytime soon. It's packed with memorable moments and fully-developed characters.

They don't make movies like this anymore. It makes me wonder what Jeff Bridges thinks about on the set of Iron Man 2 - I've never been a huge fan but the guy did a string of great dramas in the 80s like Fabulous Baker Boys, American Heart and this. He must be thinking "what happened to all those good scripts that used to be knocking around??"