Movie Info

Set against the backdrop of a mythic "New West," a satire that follows grammatically challenged, "user-friendly" candidate Dicky Pilager, scapegrace s...(read more...) cion of Colorado's venerable Senator Jud Pilager, during his gubernatorial campaign. When Pilager finds that he's reeled in a corpse during the taping of an environmental political ad, his ferocious campaign manager, Chuck Raven, hires former idealistic journalist turned rumpled private detective Danny O'Brien to investigate potential links between the corpse and the Pilager family's enemies. Danny's investigation pulls him deeper and deeper into a complex web of influence and corruption, involving high stakes lobbyists, media conglomerates, environmental plunderers, and undocumented migrant workers.

Director: John Sayles

MPAA: R

Running Time: 2 hrs. 9 min.

Release Date: Sep 17, 2004

Cast: Billy Zane, Cheech Marin, Chris Cooper, Danny Huston, Daryl Hannah, David Clennon, Kris Kristofferson, Maria Bello, Mary Kay Place, Michael Murphy, Richard Dreyfuss, Thora Birch, Tim Roth