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.
Acting
John Heard's volcanic, self-destructive performance — career best, criminally ignored.
Cinematography
Santa Barbara as rotting paradise, all hazy sunlight and empty wealth.
Director
Ivan Passer
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
Francis X. McCarthy
Toyota Man
Jay Fletcher
Cord Security Guard
George Dickerson
Mortician
Jack Murdock
Concession Owner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Studio hated the original ending and dumped it; it became a cult classic only after critics like Roger Ebert championed its original cut.
The film was originally titled 'Cutter and Bone' — changed by executives who thought it sounded like a TV sitcom. They're why we can't have nice things.
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