[5] Some viewers think that the film is a homage to Ambrose Bierce's 1890 short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". However, it was encoded in 1080i resolution at a 50 Hz frame rate, as opposed to the 1080p resolution at 24 frames per second of the French and Japanese editions. Born in New Jersey, the young Mickey Gubitosi won a role in MGM's Our Gang series at the age of 5. [29], At the 1997 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, Lost Highway was nominated for Worst Picture and Worst Director, but lost to Batman & Robin in both categories. [5] Although Blake did not understand the script at all, he was responsible for the look and style of his character. Later, Alice returns to the garage alone and invites Pete out for dinner. [34] The film was then given a limited release on February 21, 1997 in 12 theaters, grossing nearly $213,000 at the US box office weekend. Lost Highway Mystery Man (1997) Electra Glide in Blue John Wintergreen (1973) Baretta Det. How he fits into the story of Lost Highway — co-written by Lynch and Barry Gifford and inspired in part by Lynch’s fascination with O.J. David Lynch's Twin Peaks and Lost Highway both feature villains with similarly ominous characteristics, and they may both be from The Black Lodge. [6] Because his house was next to actor David Lander's house and both men have the same first name, Lynch thought the stranger must have been wrong about the address. [50] In the United States, Lost Highway was released on Blu-ray on June 25, 2019, by Kino Lorber using the 2010 master. MYSTERY MAN: Counter Tenor: ANDY: Counter Tenor: Pete's mother: Actress, also singing: Pete's father: Actor, also singing: Guard, Detective LOU (small and corpulent) Actor, also singing: Doctor, the Man, Detective HANK (tall and slim) Actor, also singing: Director of prison, ARNIE: Actor, also singing: Synopsis. [16], Lynch worked with cinematographer Peter Deming to give the film a surreal look. [37] Both Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert gave the film "two thumbs down", a rating Lynch would later tout as "two more great reasons to see" Lost Highway. [45] However, he criticized the noir iconography for its lack of historical context. [5] The film was financed by the French production company Ciby 2000. The film has much more in common with Blue Velvet than Wild at Heart. The German premiere was staged at the Bockenheimer Depot in Frankfurt by Yuval Sharon, with David Moss, among others. It stars Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, and Robert Blake. Lost Highway's use of found footage is reminiscent of Super 8 pictures, and the Mystery Man who creates them inspired Derrickson's Sinister. Featuring a star-studded soundtrack and an incredible cast including Bill Pullman (Independence Day), Patricia Arquette (Medium), Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake and Robert Loggia, Lost Highway is a powerful, sensual and extraordinary movie experience from renowned … Mr. Eddy takes Pete for a drive, during which Pete witnesses Mr. Eddy beat down a tailgater. [5] Actor Robert Loggia, who had previously expressed interest in playing the role of Frank Booth in Lynch's 1986 mystery film Blue Velvet, was cast as Mr. Eddy and Dick Laurent. The next morning, another tape arrives and Fred watches it alone. [45] Todd McCarthy of Variety concluded that, although Lost Highway is "uneven and too deliberately obscure in meaning to be entirely satisfying", the result "remains sufficiently intriguing and startling to bring many of Lynch's old fans back on board". [3] The house was configured in a particular way to meet the requirements of the film. Pete and Alice arrive at an empty cabin in the desert and start having sex outside on the sand, which ends with Alice getting up and disappearing into the cabin. [26] In another positive review, Andy Klein of the Dallas Observer felt that Lost Highway was a return to form for Lynch and considered it his best work since Blue Velvet.