Dead Man

William Blake (Johnny Depp), an accountant from Cleveland, Ohio, rides by train to the frontier company town of Machine, where he takes up a promised accounting job. He soon discovers that the position has already been filled and meets Thel Russell, a former prostitute who sells paper flowers. After a violent confrontation with her ex-boyfriend Charlie, Blake flees the town and is pursued by Cole Wilson, Conway Twill, and Johnny "The Kid" Pickett. He encounters Nobody (Gary Farmer), a Native American spirit-guide who believes Blake is the reincarnation of the visionary English poet William Blake, and together they embark on a journey to the Pacific Ocean to help Blake prepare for his death.