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Clay Pigeons

Clay Pigeons

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Clay Pigeons

"Lester Long never forgets a friend."

1998

1h 44m

6.2(142 votes)

Crime

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

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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Production Companies

Intermedia Films

Scott Free Productions

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Gramercy Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Clay Bidwell

Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn

Lester Long

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Agent Dale Shelby

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Sheriff Dan Mooney

Gregory Sporleder

Gregory Sporleder

Earl

Georgina Cates

Georgina Cates

Amanda

Vince Vieluf

Vince Vieluf

Deputy Barney

Joseph D. Reitman

Joseph D. Reitman

Glen

Nicole Arlyn

Nicole Arlyn

Gloria Collins

Wayne Brennan

Minister

Creative team

Directed by: David Dobkin
Written by: Matthew L. Healy
Produced by: Chris Zarpas
Ridley Scott

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