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 their sexual affairs. Clay inadvertently befriends a serial killer named Lester Long, who murders the widow in an attempt to "help" his "fishing buddy."
Joaquin Phoenix
as Clay Bidwell
Vince Vaughn
as Lester Long
Janeane Garofalo
as Agent Dale Shelby
Scott Wilson
as Sheriff Dan Mooney
Gregory Sporleder
as Earl
Georgina Cates
as Amanda
Vince Vieluf
as Deputy Barney
Joseph D. Reitman
as Glen
Nicole Arlyn
as Gloria Collins
Wayne Brennan
as Minister
Jeff Olson
as Mark
Monica Moench
as Kimberly Turner