# Clay Pigeons (1998)

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**Runtime**: 104 min
**Genres**: Crime, Comedy, Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: David Dobkin
**Written by**: Matthew L. Healy
**Starring**: Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Janeane Garofalo, Scott Wilson, Gregory Sporleder, Georgina Cates

> *Lester Long never forgets a friend.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A young man’s guilt over his friend’s suicide spirals when a serial killer mistakes his pity for friendship. After the widow is dispatched, he’s left explaining a corpse to the wrong kind of pal. A thriller where the real subject is terrible timing.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, pitch-black

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