Clay Pigeons
“Lester Long never forgets a friend.”
Clay is a young man in a small town who witnesses his friend, Earl, kill himself because of the ongoing affair that Clay was having with the man's wife, Amanda. Feeling guilty, Clay now resists the widow when she presses him to continue with the affair. Clay unknowingly befriends a serial killer named Lester Long who murders the widow in an attempt to "help" his "fishing buddy."
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Cast
18 people
Joaquin Phoenix
Clay Bidwell
Known for
Joker
Her
Vince Vaughn
Lester Long
Known for
Hacksaw Ridge
The Internship
Janeane Garofalo
Agent Dale Shelby
Known for
Ratatouille
Wet Hot American Summer
Scott Wilson
Sheriff Dan Mooney
Known for
The Walking Dead
The OA
Gregory Sporleder
Earl
Known for
The Rock
Being John Malkovich
Georgina Cates
Amanda
Known for
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
An Awfully Big Adventure
Vince Vieluf
Deputy Barney
Known for
An American Werewolf in Paris
Rat Race
Joseph D. Reitman
Glen
Known for
First Kill
National Treasure: Edge of History
Nicole Arlyn
Gloria Collins
Known for
Til Death Do Us Part
Wayne Brennan
Minister
Known for
Age of the Dragons
Little Secrets
Jeff Olson
Mark
Monica Moench
Kimberly Turner
Also in
Invasion of Privacy
David Dobkin Director · Matthew L. Healy Writer John Lurie Composer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $8M · United States release September 25, 1998
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,800,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Intermedia Films
Production
Fade In Films
Production
IMF Internationale Medien und Film 2 & Produktions
Production
Scott Free Productions
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
Gramercy Pictures
Production
IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG
Production
Germany · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 15, 1998
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · September 25, 1998
Theatrical
Australia
January 7, 1999 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 5, 2000 · Theatrical
Germany
July 22, 1999 · Theatrical
Iceland
February 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
July 7, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
June 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
June 2, 2000 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 15, 1999 · Theatrical
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