Inland Empire
A determined actress strives to master her breakthrough role, only to find the line between performance and reality dissolving as a mysterious curse threatens to consume her sanity and identity.
“A woman in trouble.”
Synopsis
Actress Nikki Grace lands the lead role in a cursed film, and her life gradually becomes increasingly surreal, merging realities and exploring themes of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 104+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by David Lynch
Box Office
2006 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.3× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$4.3M
Opening week (7-day): $10K
Peak 2 theaters
Re-release box office
- 202214 theaters
- $219K($248K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Inland Empire - Eine Frau in Schwierigkeitende
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Cast & Crew
104 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Karolina Gruszka
as Lost Girl
Laura Dern
as Nikki Grace / Susan Blue
Krzysztof Majchrzak
as Phantom
Jeremy Irons
as Kingsley Stewart
Grace Zabriskie
as Visitor #1
Justin Theroux
as Devon Berk / Billy Side
Harry Dean Stanton
as Freddie Howard
Jan Hencz
as Janek
Peter J Lucas
as Piotrek Krol / Smithy
Ian Abercrombie
as Henry the Butler
Karen Baird
as Servant
Bellina Logan
as Linda
Supporting cast
89William H Macy
as Announcer
Amanda Foreman
as Tracy
Cameron Daddo
as Devon Berk's Manager
Neil Dickson
as Producer
Diane Ladd
as Marilyn Levens
Stanislaw Kazimierz Cybulski
as Mr. Zydowicz
Henryka Cybulski
as Mrs. Zydowicz
Julia Ormond
as Doris Side
Jordan Ladd
as Terri
Terryn Westbrook
as Chelsi
Kristen Kerr
as Lori
Jamie Eifert
as Sandi
Michelle Renea
as Kari
Mary Steenburgen
as Visitor #2
Masuimi Max
as Niko
Robert Charles Hunter
as Detective Hutchinson
Nastassja Kinski
as The Lady
Laura Harring
as Party Guest / Jane Rabbit
Scott Coffey
as Jack Rabbit (voice)
Naomi Watts
as Suzie Rabbit (voice)
Emily Stofle
as Lanni
Jerry Stahl
as Devon Berk's Agent
John T Churchill
as 1st A.D. Chuck Ross
Phil Desanti
as 2nd A.D. Tim Hurst
Chamonix Bosch
as 3rd A.D. Sally Irwin
Sara Glaser
as Script Supervisor Ellen Thomas
Edward St George
as Hair Stylist
Jeremy Alter
as Stage Manager
Melissa Lowndes
as Marilyn Levens' Assistant
Marsha Lewis
as Marilyn Levens' Hair Stylist
Austin Jack Lynch
as Devon Berk's Driver
Jason Weinberg
as Nikki Grace's Manager
Heidi Bivens
as Devon Berk's Wardrobe Assistant
Scott Andrew Ressler
as Camera Operator
Kat Turner
as Dori
Stanley Kamel
as Koz Kakawski
Marek Zydowicz
as Gordy
Leon Niemczyk
as Marek
Tracy Ashton
as The Marine's Sister
Dominique Vandenberg
as Trainyard Worker
Nick 13
as Archaeologist
Keith Kjarval
as Lumberjack
Kris Kane
as Nikki Grace's Wardrobe Assistant
David Lynch
as Bucky J, the gaffer (voice)
Wendy Rhodes
as Salli
Helena Chase
as Street Person #1
Nae Yuuki
as Street Person #2
Terry Crews
as Street Person #3
Randy Johnson
as Studio Security Guard #1
Duncan K Fraser
as Studio Security Guard #2
Ewa Jerzykowski
as Head Manservant
Adam Zdunek
as Man on Street
Erik Crary
as Mr. K
Khai Dattoli
as Tammi
Michal Korolko
as Circus Man #1
Kazimierz Suwala
as Circus Man #2
Alfredo Ponce
as Circus Man #3
Bryson Lang
as Circus Man #4
Janusz Hetman
as Circus Man #5
Michal Stopowski
as Circus Man #6
Dominiya Grudzka
as Woman #1
Pawel Kubisiak
as Man #1
Dominika Biernat
as Woman #1 (voice)
Marcin Brzozowski
as Man #1 (voice)
Scout Alter
as Billy Side's Son
Alexi Yulish
as Doctor
Lou Buchignani
as Billy Side's Butler
Marek Szmigiel
as Janek's Driver
Jozef Zbirog
as Darek
Marian Stanis Awski
as Franciszek
Charlene Harding
as Roxi
Suzete Belouin
as Mandi
Lisa Eaton
as Club Dancer
Gail Greaves
as Bartender
Joey Altruda
as Bassist
Jay P Work
as Saxophonist
William K Mcneil
as Drummer
Carolina Cerisola
as Club Backstage Girl
Leah Morelli
as Carolina
Michelle Clark
as Make-Up Artist
Brandon Reinhardt
as Smithy's Son
Penny Hintz
as Teacher
Monique Cash
as Lead Dancer
Latrina Bolger
as Dancing Girl #1
Fulani Bahati
as Dancing Girl #2
Ashley Calloway
as Dancing Girl #3
Erynn Dickerson
as Dancing Girl #4
Jovonie Leonard
as Dancing Girl #5
Jennifer Locke
as Dancing Girl #6
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