Lost Highway
“A lost road on the edge of strange...”
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
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Cast
45 people
Patricia Arquette
Renee Madison / Alice Wakefield
Known for
The Act
Severance
Bill Pullman
Fred Madison
Known for
Independence Day
Spaceballs
Balthazar Getty
Pete Dayton
Known for
Lord of the Flies
Brothers and Sisters
Robert Blake
Mystery Man
Known for
In Cold Blood
Money Train
Robert Loggia
Mr. Eddy / Dick Laurent
Known for
Scarface
Independence Day
Michael Massee
Andy
Known for
FlashForward
Catwoman
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Sheila
Known for
The 4400
Urban Legend
Richard Pryor
Arnie
Known for
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Superman III
Gary Busey
Bill Dayton
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Lucy Butler
Candace Dayton
Known for
Matinee
Catch That Kid
Jack Nance
Phil
Known for
Twin Peaks
Eraserhead
Jack Kehler
Guard Johnny Mack
Known for
Men in Black II
The Big Lebowski
David Lynch Director · Barry Gifford Writer Angelo Badalamenti Composer
Worldwide gross $3.9M · Budget $15M · United States release February 18, 1997
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$3,897,982
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
CiBy 2000
Production
Asymmetrical Productions
Production
Lost Highway Productions
Production
October Films
Production
France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · January 15, 1997
Theatrical
United States · February 18, 1997
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
January 24, 1997 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
February 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Argentina
October 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
March 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Austria
December 7, 1999 · TV · ORF 2
Belgium
January 29, 1997 · Theatrical
Benin
January 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 25, 1997 · Theatrical
February 23, 2025 · Limited theatrical · São Paulo, São Paulo, CineSesc (Retrospectiva Do Onírico ao Real – Uma Homenagem a David Lynch) (4K Restored Version)
Cameroon
January 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Canada
February 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Chile
January 30, 1997 · Theatrical
China
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Yangtze River Delta International Youth Film Festival
Czechia
August 28, 1997 · Theatrical
November 2, 2006 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Denmark
June 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 15, 1997 · Theatrical
Ethiopia
December 25, 1997 · Theatrical
Finland
April 25, 1997 · Theatrical
France
August 31, 1998 · TV · Canal + (Mon cinéclub)
March 21, 2001 · Physical · DVD
May 13, 2002 · TV · ARTE
November 3, 2010 · Physical · Blu-Ray
December 30, 2013 · Digital · VOD
June 20, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
Germany
April 10, 1997 · Theatrical
October 23, 2000 · TV · ZDF
February 3, 2026 · Theatrical · Best of Cinema
April 9, 2026 · Physical · 4K UHD Blu-ray
Greece
September 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 17, 1997 · Theatrical
October 2, 2025 · Theatrical · 4k restoration
Hungary
June 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 8, 1997 · Theatrical
India
June 25, 2017 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Ireland
August 29, 1997 · Theatrical
Israel
March 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
February 28, 1997 · Theatrical
January 16, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Re-release Restored Version
Japan
June 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
February 16, 1997 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 29, 1997 · Theatrical
February 27, 2011 · Physical · DVD
November 2, 2018 · TV · NPO 3
November 29, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 22, 2019 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
March 27, 1997 · Theatrical
Norway
March 21, 1997 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 29, 1997 · Theatrical
Poland
April 25, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 18, 1997 · Theatrical
February 16, 1998 · Premiere · Fantasporto Film Festival
Romania
February 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Russia
May 7, 2009 · Physical · DVD
May 20, 2017 · Theatrical
January 29, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
Singapore
April 24, 1997 · Theatrical
Slovenia
August 28, 1997 · Theatrical
South Africa
May 30, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
March 17, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 17, 1997 · Theatrical · French
February 28, 1997 · Theatrical · Italian
March 14, 1997 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
September 29, 2017 · Theatrical · (restored version)
Thailand
April 6, 2023 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
October 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 30, 1999 · TV
January 25, 2024 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
August 28, 1997 · Theatrical
June 4, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
December 2, 2024 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
Uruguay
December 10, 1999 · Theatrical
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