Lost Highway [IMPORT] | ![Lost Highway [IMPORT]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514UVXoa-HL._SL500_.jpg) | Actors: Patricia Arquette, Robert Blake, Gary Busey, Lucy Butler, Scott Coffey
Studio: Import [Generic]
Category: DVD
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Rating:  322 reviews
Sales Rank: 65898
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Import, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 135 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 20070
UPC: 774212007033
EAN: 0774212007033
ASIN: B000060MWU
Theatrical Release Date: February 21, 1997
Release Date: April 8, 2003
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Plot is a meaningless term when trying to describe Lost Highway. Here, more or less, is what happens: A noise-jazz saxophonist (Bill Pullman) suspects his wife (Patricia Arquette) of infidelity. Meanwhile, someone is breaking into their house and videotaping them while they sleep. The wife is murdered and Pullman is convicted of the crime. Then, in prison, he transmogrifies into a young mechanic (Balthazar Getty) who is subsequently released, since, after all, he's not the guy they convicted. Getty goes back to his life and meets a local gangster's moll, who happens to be played by Patricia Arquette... but none of this has much to do with what the movie is really about. Dreams are what intrigues director David Lynch. Not friendly, happy dreams; his dreams whisper that what we think is real is just something we made up, something to keep ourselves from falling into chaos. Characters are fragments. Events happen not because they make sense, but because deep down we want these things to happen. Of course, in Lynch's dreams, as in our waking lives, getting what we want is not always pleasant. In the movie's best moments, you really have no idea what you're seeing. The screen is a big rectangle of color and shadow, but what it represents, well, it could be anything. And yet, in those moments, you've been given just enough hints of place, character, and story that these elusive images elicit a genuine dread, a sense that you might not want to see this, yet you can't look away; a sense that we are living on borrowed time, that something is fiercely askew in our psyches. As a whole, Lost Highway is a failure: much of it is padded, gratuitous, and indulgent and pointless cameos bog down an already sluggish narrative. Yet within that failure are moments worth more than the entirety of most successful movies. --Bret Fetzer
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 Invest Yourself in This Film or Skip It January 20, 2010
Teriek Williams (New York, NY)
The collective work amassed by David Lynch prior to the making of Lost Highway is typically bizarre and aloof with characters who border on absurdity and unclear plotlines. However, no film with the possible exception of Eraserhead comes close to the cryptic narrative of Lost Highway. The storyline focuses on Fred Madison (played by Bill Pullman), a wealthy Los Angeles saxophonist married to the mysterious Renee (played by Patricia Arquette). Fred begins to suspect Renee's infidelity leading to her grisly murder of which Fred is charged, tried and sentenced to death. Shockingly, Fred disappears from his death row prison cell and Pete Dayton (played by Balthazar Getty) takes his place leading to a seemingly unrelated storyline.
Without placing a single eye on this film, a prospective viewer must know that the majority of what you see in Lost Highway will seem bizarre, random and insane. From the underlying terror found in the Mystery Man in Black (played by Robert Blake) to the hot-tempered menace in Robert Loggia's performance as Mr. Eddy, the subject matter is incredibly murky and the content continually explicit. However, the film is meant to be viewed with serious analysis of the characters and the presentation of images. Although offsetting, many aspects of the film are very relevant no matter how random they seem and everything is symbolic. Close observation and repeat viewing are required to understand the film. If you watch Lost Highway, it is urgent that you invest yourself in the film and deciphering its meaning. Without doing so watching this movie utterly pointless as you will not understand it and all you'll take from it is the distasteful aspects of it.
As a guide to watching this film, one must realize that the overwhelming majority of what you see in this film is not reality but a meticulous fantasy world created by a disturbed murderer who has internal depravity and a possible evilness entwined in his nature. The characters in the film are representations of emotions and thoughts. Some these characters exist in reality while the legitimacy of others may be debatable. Take note that fire is representation of explosive anger and pay close attention to anything smoking. Examine the cinematography and view the slightest thing as something with a message. Nothing in this film is trivial. As a result, if you are not willing to invest time and brain power, don't buy this film. After watching it, I must say that I thought the presentation of the film was great but I was still disgusted by other aspects of it. Still, the time I invested in figuring out what this film means was a gratifying experience in which I was invited into the world of Fred Madison rather than having David Lynch spoon-feed me everything. In fact, David Lynch explains absolutely nothing to the viewer. It's up to you to follow the clues Lynch leaves in his directorial style.
All in all, I give the film three stars. The difficult nature of the film keeps me from giving it anything higher but the interactive aspects of the film are something I'm grateful for. Upon its release in 1997, Lost Highway was panned. This is interesting as David Lynch received an Oscar nomination, a Cannes Film Festival Award and revitalizing critical acclaim for Mulholland Drive, a film that has a similar narrative structure, just reversed. I also think that the Lynch's presentation of imagery from cinematography or editing was much better than Mulholland Drive. The Focus Feature DVD of the film is a bit disappointing as there are no special features included. For a film that cost me $14.99, I certainly expected more. At the very least, a nice theatrical trailer, director commentary or interviews would have been good.
 "everything i want, i have.." December 23, 2009
Matthew J. Tuzzolino (chitown burbs)
ok, one of my favorite movies... spare the plot details. basiclly THIS is the version to get... the focus features, universal release... the other one (with the blue tint vcover) is the canadian versian.. it is pan and scan... i bought it before, when it was the only option... this one is the way to go... only thing, there are no special features, and no booklet... inland empire has a little insert for lynch coffe...lol, and special features, as does the wild at heart, (i think its a reissue, with a cardboard case) and the second print of blue velvet... hope this helps some,.....another great film/(based off a comic) very similar, is called the maxx, there was a bootleg dvd t hat was made, because there is no dvd release, and the vhs goes for over a hundo. GREAT STUFF... check it out if you havent already, ... i dont think thatll ever be profesionally released, but still great to have... thoese bootlegs are even hard to find now...
"theres a man, in back of this place.... hes the one whos doing it!!"
-matt
 Lost Highway not so good October 27, 2009
House Boy
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The film quality is excellent and the DVD transfer didn't lose much. The actors are top notch, but the storyline is just weird and difficult to follow. I found the first half boring and was ready to pull the plug, but it got better in the second half. If there was a plot in there, I could not find it. If you are looking for an easy to follow, entertaining movie, Lost Highway is not the one for you.
Fantastic Movie! October 12, 2009
Erin Atchinson
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this movie! There are twists and turns. It's probably one of my favorite Lynch movies!
 Lost writing, plot, direction and editing on the Highway August 22, 2009
Pat Nava (San Francisco, CA)
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
Sometimes you wonder why people put money, time and talent into a piece of garbage like this. If they had only given me the funds that were wasted on this movie, I would have invested it and made millions.
Neo-Noir? I'd spell it C-R-A-P. The script flew out of the car, onto the highway and wasn't numbered. So they just stapled it all together without checking with anyone and you got this.
It was like watching a Charlie Sheen look-alike acting badly. At 82 minutes into the movie (a miracle I go that far into it) I was contemplating pulling out the DVD and using it for target practice at the range. Robert Loggia played his oft-repeated tough-guy mobster role, Gary Busey in his pre-druggie days, and Patricia Arquette as the spaced-out, airhead girlfriend of Mr. Eddy (Loggia) who likes "doing it" with the Charlie Sheen guy (I forgot and don't care what his name was). Robert Blake played a hideous little imp with flour makeup.
I truly believe these type movies are made for when you are either drunk or stoned; or both. At 107 minutes you'll either be laughing out loud or screaming for the director's head. I'd be like Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder, and have the Key Grip punch out the Director and then I'd improvise and have the rest of the crew punch out the writer(s). Oh yeah, Bill Pullman wasn't very convincing as the spaced-out screeching sax player earlier in this tripe. You know what? Everyone involved in this movie was spaced-out.
What do you do with garbage? You throw it out. Do the same with this movie.
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