Cutter's Way
Cutter does everything his way. Fighting. Loving. Working. Tracking down a killer.
1981 | 105m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Ivan Passer |
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| Writer: | Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, Newton Thornburg |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 19, 1981 |
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| Director: | Ivan Passer |
| Writer: | Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, Newton Thornburg |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | california, prostitute, alcohol, vietnam, witness, revenge, murder, conspiracy, arson, veteran, expose, neo-noir |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Gurian Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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 |
| Geraldine Baron | Susie Swanson |
| Katherine Pass | Toyota Woman |
| Francis X. McCarthy | Toyota Man |
| George Planco | Toyota Cop |
| Jay Fletcher | Cord Security Guard |
| George Dickerson | Mortician |
| Jack Murdock | Concession Owner |
| Essex Smith | Black #1 |
| Rod Gist | Black #2 |
| Leonard Lightfoot | Black #3 |
| Julia Duffy | Young Girl |
| Randall Hicks | Young Man (as Randy Shepard) |
| Roy Hollis | Working Stiff |
| Billy Drago | Garbage Man |
| Caesar Cordova | Garbage Truck Driver |
| Jonathan Terry | Police Captain (as Jon Terry) |
| William Pelt | Detective #1 |
| Ron Marcroft | Detective #2 |
| Ted White | Guard #1 |
| Tony Epper | Guard #2 |
| Andy Epper | Guard #3 |
| Chris Howell | Guard #4 |
| H.P. Evetts | Guard #5 |
| Ron Burke | Guard #6 |
| Dan Pattarson | Derelict (uncredited) |
| Fox Purtill | Kid on Skateboard (uncredited) |
| Mark Valenti | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Paul Thomas | Man at Dive Bar (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Larry Franco | First Assistant Director |
| Susan Shaw | Casting |
| Josan F. Russo | Production Design, Art Direction |
| Lola 'Skip' McNalley | Hairstylist |
| Bron Roylance | Makeup Artist |
| 'Dangerous' Bob Widin | Assistant Property Master |
| John Zemansky | Property Master |
| Robert Scaife | Construction Coordinator |
| Gregg Barbanell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ron Horwitz | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Hudson Marquez | Boom Operator |
| Jeffrey Alan Fiskin | Writer |
| Newton Thornburg | Novel |
| Caroline Biggerstaff | Editor |
| Thomas L. Roysden | Set Decoration |
| Ben Nye Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Gary Fettis | Leadman |
| Bob Newlan | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Jim Stuebe | Cableman |
| Ron Burke | Stunts |
| William H. Burton Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Rita Egleston | Stunts |
| Andy Epper | Stunts |
| H.P. Evetts | Stunts |
| June Evetts | Stunts |
| Hugh Hooker | Stunts |
| Chris Howell | Stunts |
| Glynn Rubin | Stunts |
| Jay Salerno | Stunts |
| Johnny E. Jensen | First Assistant Camera |
| Jane Ruhm | Key Costumer |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Paul Dixon | Assistant Editor |
| Aubrey Head | Color Timer |
| Mark Winitsky | Assistant Editor |
| Mark Radcliffe | Location Manager |
| Joanie Blum | Script Supervisor |
| Jack H. Degelia | Script Supervisor |
| Elise Rohden | Production Coordinator |
| Kurt Woolner | Production Accountant |
| Richard Hart | Gaffer |
| Cary Griffith | Key Grip |
| Curt Sobel | Music Editor |
| William L. McCaughey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Robert L. Harman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Howard S. Wollman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dennis Hollis | Transportation Coordinator |
| David Hassinger | Score Engineer |
| Ivan Passer | Director |
| Jack Nitzsche | Original Music Composer |
| Jordan Cronenweth | Director of Photography |
| Barrie M. Osborne | Unit Production Manager |
| Petur Hliddal | Production Sound Mixer |
| Tony Epper | Stunts |
| Loyd Catlett | Utility Stunts |
| Donald E. Thorin | Camera Operator |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Jeffrey Chernov | Second Assistant Director |
| Ted White | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Larry Franco | Associate Producer |
| Paul R. Gurian | Producer |
| Barrie M. Osborne | Associate Producer |
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