Backdrop

8MM

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

1999 |2h 3m |  Thriller, Crime, Mystery

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Cast

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Nicolas Cage

Tom Welles

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Joaquin Phoenix

Max California

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James Gandolfini

Eddie Poole

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Peter Stormare

Dino Velvet

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Anthony Heald

Daniel Longdale

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Chris Bauer

George Higgins

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Catherine Keener

Amy Welles

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Myra Carter

Mrs. Christian

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Amy Morton

Janet Mathews

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Norman Reedus

Warren Anderson

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Anne Gee Byrd

Senator

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Jack Betts

Butler

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Rachel Singer

Neighbor

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Don Creech

Mr. Anderson

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Fran Bennett

Nun

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Wilma Bonet

Nun

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Luis Saguar

Manny

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Walter K. Jordan

Thug

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Norm Compton

Thug

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Brian Keith Russell

Thug

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Robert Amico

Casting Director

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Kiva Dawson

Girl in Hall

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Suzy Nakamura

Computer Wizard

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Torsten Voges

Stick

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Nancy Vee

Porno Make-Up Artist

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Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Taxi Driver

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Ava Lee Scott

Girl in Lot (uncredited)

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Deborah Smith Ford

Dancer (uncredited)

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Jacklyn Lick

Video Girl (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$40,000,000.00

Revenue

$96,618,699.00