简介：ThisisagemthatislostamongstthecrapthatcameoutinthemidninetiesAmericancinema.ThefirsttimeIsawthisfilmIthoughtthatitwasbizarre,yetinsomeoddwaycompelling.Ihavesinceseenitsevenoreightmoretimesanditgetsbettereachtime.Thehumorisdarkandunconventional,andthedialogisoddinthatitisdifficulttodeterminewhetherornotitsmeanttobefunnyorissimplypoorwriting,IstillhavenotfiguredthatoutwhichisprobablyoneofthereasonsIlovethisfilm. Thecastisofcourseoutstanding,whichiswhyIfirstrentedthisfilmknowingnothingaboutit.Itmusthavehadaveryshorttheatershelflife.DennisHopper,EthanHawkeandproducedbyMartinScorcese,howcouldyougowrong?Butthetrulyoutstandingperformance,andthemajorityofthequotablelinesarespokenbyChristopherWalken.HischaractersnameisKimUlander,classic,andwalkendoeswhatwalkendoesbestinthisrole,heplaysapsychopath.…