# Lost Highway (film)

Lost Highway is a 1997 psychological thriller about a jazz saxophonist who, after a bizarre encounter at a party, 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.
    Directed and written by David Lynch.

## Mr. Eddie

* This is where mechanical excellence and 1,400 horsepower pays off.
* Boy, that's smooth. Smooth as shit off a duck's ass!
* [while beating a tailgater] Don't tailgate! Don't you ever tailgate! Do you know how much space is needed to stop a car traveling at 35 miles per hour? Six car lengths! Six fuckin' car lengths! That's a hundred and six fuckin' feet, mister! If I had to stop suddenly, you woulda hit me! I want you to get a fuckin' driver's manual, and I want you to study that motherfucker! And I want you to obey the the goddamn rules of the road! Fifty-fuckin' thousand people were killed on the highways last year 'cause of fuckin' assholes like you! Tell me you're gonna get a manual!
* You and me, mister, we can sure out-ugly them sumbitches, can't we?

## Fred

* Dick Laurent is dead...

## Dialogue

    [The police speak to Fred on the subject of video cameras]
    Fred I like to remember things my own way
    Detective What do you mean by that?
    Fred How I remember them. Not necessarily the way they happened
    Mystery Man: We've met before, haven't we?
    Fred: I don't think so. Where was it you think we met?
    Mystery Man: At your house. Don't you remember?
    Fred: No. No, I don't. Are you sure?
    Mystery Man: Of course. As a matter of fact, I'm there right now.
    Fred: What do you mean? You're where right now?
    Mystery Man: At your house.
    Fred: [pause] That's fucking crazy, man.
    Mystery Man: Call Me. Dial your number. Go ahead.
    [Fred dials the number and the Mystery Man answers]
    Mystery Man: [over the phone] I told you I was here.
    Fred: [alarmed] How'd you do that?
    Mystery Man: Ask me.
    Fred: [angrily into the phone] How did you get inside my house?
    Mystery Man: You invited me. It is not my custom to go where I am not wanted.
    Fred: [into the phone] Who are you?
    [Both Mystery Men laugh]
    Mystery Man: [over the phone] Give me back my phone.
    [Fred gives the phone back]
    Mystery Man: It's been a pleasure talking to you.
    Mr. Eddy: You like pornos?
    Pete: Pornos?
    Mr. Eddy: Give you a boner?
    Pete: No thanks, Mr Eddy
    Mr. Eddy: Suit yourself, champ
    [Mr. Eddy calls Pete]
    Mr. Eddy: I'm really glad to know you're doin okay. You're sure you're okay? Everything alright?
    Pete Dayton: [nervous] Yeah?
    Mr. Eddy: I'm really glad to know you're doin good, Pete. Hey, I want you to talk to a friend of mine.
    [He hands the phone to the Mystery Man]
    Mystery Man: We've met before, haven't we?
    Pete Dayton: I don't think so. Where is it you think we've met?
    Mystery Man: At your house. Don't you remember?
    Pete Dayton: No. No, I don't.
    Mystery Man: In the East, the Far East, when a person is sentenced to death, they're sent to a place where they can't escape, never knowing when an executioner may step up behind them, and fire a bullet into the back of their head.
    Pete Dayton: [scared] What's going on?
    Mystery Man: It's been a pleasure talking to you.
    [Pete and Alice are having sex]
    Pete: I want you!
    Alice: [whispers in his ear] You'll never have me.
    Fred Madison: Where's Alice?
    Mystery Man: Alice who? Her name is Renee. If she's told you her name is Alice, she's lying. [shouts] And your name? What the fuck is your name?
    Al: Do you know what I think?
    Ed: What is it? What is it that you think?
    Al: There is no such thing as a bad coincidence.

## Cast

* Bill Pullman - Fred Madison
* Patricia Arquette - Renee Madison/Alice Wakefield
* Balthazar Getty - Pete Dayton
* Robert Loggia - Mr. Eddy/Dick Laurent
* Robert Blake - The Mystery Man
* Gary Busey - Bill Dayton, Pete's father
* Lucy Butler - Candace Dayton, Pete's mother
* Michael Massee - Andy
* Richard Pryor - Arnie
* Natasha Gregson Wagner - Sheila
* John Roselius - Al
* Louis Eppolito - Ed
* Jack Nance - Phil, a mechanic
* Scott Coffey - Teddy
* Al Garrett - Carl
* Giovanni Ribisi - Steve "V"
* Henry Rollins - Guard Henry
* Michael Shamus Wiles as Guard Mike
* Mink Stole (voice only) - Forewoman
* Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez - porn stars

## External links

* Lost Highway quotes at imdb.com