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While in a prison cell, Fred suffers from intense headaches and inexplicably "transmogrifies" into a young auto mechanic named Pete Dayton (Balthazar Getty).

David Lynch’s is a surrealist neo-noir that defies conventional logic, famously described by Lynch himself as a "psychogenic fugue". It follows a fractured narrative where a man’s identity physically transforms while he is on death row. Essential Plot Breakdown Lost Highway(1997)

Finding a different man in the cell, the police release Pete. He resumes his life at a garage and begins an affair with Alice Wakefield (also played by Patricia Arquette), the blonde "femme fatale" girlfriend of a dangerous gangster named Mr. Eddy. While in a prison cell, Fred suffers from

Pete eventually transforms back into Fred, leading to a final confrontation in the desert that circles back to the very first line of the film: "Dick Laurent is dead" . Key Characters & Cast Lost Highway (1997): Who Are You? - Bright Wall/Dark Room Essential Plot Breakdown Finding a different man in

Fred Madison (Bill Pullman) and his wife Renee (Patricia Arquette) begin receiving mysterious VHS tapes showing footage of them inside their home. After a bizarre encounter with a "Mystery Man" at a party, Fred is arrested and convicted for the brutal murder of Renee—a crime he has no memory of.

The film is often compared to a , where the end loops back to the beginning.