Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper and Lara Flynn Boyle star in this thriller directed by John Dahl. Michael Williams (Cage) is a broke ex-marine who drifts into the little town of Red Rock West after failing to get a job on an oil rig. He stops off at a bar, where the owner mistakes him for the hitman he has hired to kill his wife Suzanne (Flynn Boyle).
Seizing the opportunity, Michael takes the money and goes to see Suzanne, but she seduces him and offers him double the money to turn the tables on her husband. Michael takes the money and runs, but his luck takes a turn for the worse when he hitches a ride with the wrong man...