Cutter's Way

"Cutter does everything his way. Fighting. Loving. Working. Tracking down a killer."

1981 1h 49m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 189

DramaMysteryThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Alex Cutter is a boozy, belligerent and deeply cynical Vietnam veteran whose encounter with a landmine during the war has left him minus an eye, a leg and an arm. When his drifter playboy friend Richard Bone is falsely accused of murder, Cutter sets out for revenge in his own inimitable style.

“Cutter does everything his way. Fighting. Loving. Working. Tracking down a killer.”

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Cast

Jeff Bridges
Richard Bone
John Heard
Alex Cutter
Lisa Eichhorn
Maureen Cutter, 'Mo'
Stephen Elliott
J. J. Cord
Arthur Rosenberg
George Swanson
Nina van Pallandt
Woman in the Hotel
Ann Dusenberry
Valerie Duran
Patricia Donahue
Mrs. Cord

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ivan Passer
Writers: Jeffrey Alan Fiskin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ivan Passer, shot by Jordan Cronenweth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jack Nitzsche. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Caroline Biggerstaff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jeff Bridges and John Heard and Lisa Eichhorn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Cutter does everything his way. Fighting. Loving. Working. Tracking down a killer.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082220 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ivan Passer directs. Jordan Cronenweth behind the camera. Jack Nitzsche scores. Caroline Biggerstaff cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Ivan Passer, shot by Jordan Cronenweth. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jack Nitzsche. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Caroline Biggerstaff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jeff Bridges and John Heard and Lisa Eichhorn carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Cutter does everything his way. Fighting. Loving. Working. Tracking down a killer.".
8IMDB entry: tt0082220 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "california", "vietnam", "prostitute", "alcohol".
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.