A computer expert embezzles half a million dollars and races off to Reno to start anew. Unfortunately, en route, he picks up a pair of hitchers and ends up entangled with a crazed couple who commandeer his car and leave him alone in the desert to die. As soon as he can, he hits the road to get revenge and to find his money before they do.
Acting
Jennifer Rubin's Patti — unhinged, wounded, terrifyingly magnetic.
Cinematography
Bleached Nevada desert as moral wasteland, cheap and effective.
Writing
Dialogue that thinks it's Chinatown but lands closer to Red Rock West.
Director
Carl Colpaert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Carl Colpaert founded Cineville, the indie distributor that gave early breaks to Reservoir Dogs and sex, lies, and videotape — then made this grimy little road movie.
Delusion is essentially The Hitch-Hiker (1953) meets Red Rock West, arriving just as neo-noir peaked before Pulp Fiction redefined crime cool.
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