Summary
A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of which could greatly help his poverty stricken family.
Good for
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+33)
Critics 29Audiences 62GoodWatch 39
Tomatometer33%
Metascore24
Audience score67%
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.0/5
Running time
2 h 3 min
A typical length for dramas, +14 min on the typical 109
typical 109123Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 5 more
Released
1997
July 30, 1997
29 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 18 more23 people
- Johnny DeppRaphael
- Marshall BellLarry
- Elpidia CarrilloRita
- Marlon BrandoMcCarthy
- Frederic ForrestLou Sr.
- Clarence Williams IIIFather Stratton
- Max PerlichLou Jr.
- Luis GuzmánLuis
Cody LightningFrankie- NMNicole ManceraMarta
Floyd 'Red Crow' WestermanPapa
Pepe SernaAlessandro
Lupe OntiverosMaria
Alexis CruzHeyman- CEChuck E. WeissWhizzy
Tricia VesseyLuis's Girl #1
Patricia M. PetersLuis's Girl #2
Jack PolickBartholomew Ender
Buck HollandScout Master
Iggy PopMan Eating Bird Leg
Gibby HaynesExtra
Badja DjolaRider
Joseph MurphyKhaki Man
Directing · 1
- Johnny Depp Director, Screenplay
Writing · 3
- Paul McCudden Screenplay
- D.P. Depp Screenplay
- Gregory McDonald Novel
Production · 7
- Jeremy Thomas Executive Producer
- Buck Holland Producer
- Charles Evans Jr. Producer
- Carroll Kemp Producer
- Diane Smith Producer
- Louis DiGiaimo Casting
Camera · 3
- Vilko Filač Director of Photography
- Eugene D. Shlugleit Director of Photography
- Daniel Moder Camera Loader
Editing · 2
- Hervé Schneid Editor
- Pasquale Buba Editor
Sound · 1
- Iggy Pop Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Miljen 'Kreka' Kljaković Production Design
- Branimir Babić Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Lindy Hemming Costume Design
- John Caglione Jr. Makeup Artist
- Gary Walker Hairstylist
- Patty York Makeup Department Head
- Derek Becker Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Nikoletta Skarlatos Makeup Artist
Other crew · 5
- Dan Bradley Stunt Coordinator
- Gene LeBell Stunts
- Patricia M. Peters Stunts
- Mickey Giacomazzi Stunts
- Chris Dodd Thanks
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