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''Lost Highway'' is a 1997 French-American neo noir psychological mystery thriller written and directed by David Lynch. Blending elements of psychological horror and film noir, the plot features Bill Pullman as a man convicted of the murder of his wife (Patricia Arquette), after which he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life. The film features the last film appearances of Richard Pryor, Jack Nance, and Robert Blake, and is also notable for featuring the acting debut of Marilyn Manson. Lynch co-wrote the screenplay with Barry Gifford, whose novel served as the basis for Lynch's 1990 film ''Wild at Heart''. Lynch conceived ''Lost Highway'' after the critical and box office failure of ''Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), a film adaptation and follow-up to the widely successful cult television series ''Twin Peaks''. Despite receiving mixed reviews upon release, the film has developed a cult following. In 2003, the film was adapted into an opera. ==Plot== After the opening credits, which show a highway's dividing lines at night while blaring techno music plays in the background, Fred Madison (Bill Pullman), a Los Angeles saxophonist, receives a message from an unknown man on the intercom of his house. The voice says that "Dick Laurent is dead." When he looks out his window, the streets outside his house are empty, and faint police sirens are heard in the distance. During a break at a show one night, Fred calls his home, but Renée (Patricia Arquette), his wife, does not answer any of the home's ringing telephones. Arriving home later, Fred finds Renée sleeping in their bed. The next morning an unmarked package arrives at the house containing a videotape of their home. After having sex one night, Fred sees Renée's face as that of a pale old man, then tells Renée of a dream he had: "You were in the house, calling my name, but I couldn't find you. Then there you were, lying in bed... but it wasn't you. It looked like you, but it wasn't." As the days pass, more tapes arrive showing the interior of their house and even shots of the pair asleep in bed. Fred and Renée call the police, and the detectives say they will keep an eye on the house. Fred and Renée then attend a party being thrown by Andy, a friend of Renée. At the party, a man (whose face Fred saw earlier) approaches Fred, claiming to have met him before at his house. The Mystery Man then states that he is at Fred's house at that very moment. Fred telephones his house, and the Mystery Man answers, then explains that he got inside because he was invited and never goes anywhere without permission. Fred asks Andy who the Mystery Man is and is told that he is a friend of Dick Laurent. Confused, Fred states that Dick Laurent is dead and Andy is surprised that Fred knows that, or knows who Dick Laurent is. Fred seems to struggle with the information and confirms that he neither knows the man is dead or even knows him at all. The next morning, another tape arrives and Fred watches it alone. To his horror, it shows the house again, ending with him in a pool of blood, over the dismembered body of Renée. He is arrested for her murder, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death. Shortly after arriving on death row, Fred is plagued by frequent headaches and strange visions of the Mystery Man, a burning cabin in the desert, and a strange man driving down a dark highway. During a routine cell check, the prison guards are shocked to find that the man in Fred's cell is Pete Dayton (Balthazar Getty), a young auto mechanic. Since Pete has committed no crime, he is released into the care of his parents, Bill and Candace, who take him home to Van Nuys, California. Pete is soon being followed by two detectives who are trying to find out how he ended up in Fred's cell. The next day, Pete returns to work at the garage, where he is welcomed back by the owner Arnie (Richard Pryor) and veteran mechanic Phil (Jack Nance). Pete is called on by gangster Mr. Eddy (Robert Loggia) to fix his Mercedes 6.9. Mr. Eddy takes Pete for a drive, where Pete witnesses him beat and threaten the life of a tailgater. The next day, Mr. Eddy returns to the garage with his mistress, Alice Wakefield (Patricia Arquette), and his Cadillac for Pete to repair. Later, Alice returns to the garage alone and invites Pete out for dinner. Soon, Pete and Alice begin a secret liaison, meeting each other at run-down motels every night. Alice begins to fear that Mr. Eddy suspects her affair and concocts a scheme to rob her friend Andy and leave town. Alice then reveals to Pete that Mr. Eddy is actually an amateur porn producer named Dick Laurent and she made some films for him under duress. She wants to leave that world behind and go on the run with Pete. At home, Pete is confronted by his parents and girlfriend who want to know more (and to volunteer their own scant information) about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Pete's disappearance a few days earlier. The troubling knowledge worries Pete who decides to go along with Alice's plan. During the burglary Pete notices a photograph showing both Alice and Renée together, with Alice claiming that the blonde woman in the photo is her. When police investigate the death of Andy, who was accidentally killed as he tried to defend his property, the same photo shows only Renée with Andy and Mr Eddy. Alice is inexplicably missing from the shot. Pete and Alice, meanwhile, are heading to someone to whom Alice says they can sell the stolen items. They arrive at an empty cabin in the desert (the same Fred saw exploding in his visions), where Alice and Pete look at each other intensely and Pete asks her "Why chose me, Alice?" to which Alice responds with, "You still want you, don't you Pete? More than ever?" Alice and Pete have sex in front of the burning headlights of the car, throughout which Pete repeatedly says, "I want you. I want you, Alice." As they reach climax they roll over and Alice whispers in his Pete's ear, "You'll never have me" and walks naked up the stairs to the cabin, and goes inside the cabin. When Pete rises from the ground, he has now transformed into Fred Madison, who notices Alice is nowhere to be found. Upon searching the desert cabin, he meets the Mystery Man and asks of Alice's whereabouts. The Mystery Man then angrily states that her name is Renée and begins filming Fred with a hand-held video camera. Fred runs back to his car and drives to the Lost Highway Hotel, where Mr. Eddy and Renée are having sex, and waits for Renée to exit the motel. After Renée leaves, Fred kidnaps Mr. Eddy and beats him in the desert. The Mystery Man then suddenly appears with a portable TV and shows Mr. Eddy that Fred knows he and Renée have been having an affair. The Mystery Man then shoots Mr. Eddy dead and whispers something to Fred. The Mystery Man disappears and Fred drives off in Mr. Eddy's Mercedes. Fred drives to his old house, buzzes the intercom and says "Dick Laurent is dead". The two detectives then arrive at the house, and Fred runs back to his car and drives off with the detectives in close pursuit. As it gets dark, Fred speeds down the highway pursued by the police. Increasingly quick cuts and louder, more intense music show Fred, still driving and pursued, his face distorted and seemingly burnt, surrounded by flashing light, and the film ends abruptly, credits then appearing over the familiar image of the highway rushing by. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lost Highway (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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