Directed by:
Jim JarmuschScreenplay:
Jim JarmuschCinematography:
Robby MüllerComposer:
John LurieCast:
Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Richard Boes, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Joy N. Houck Jr., Rockets Redglare (more)VOD (2)
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After being thrown out of the house by his girlfriend, Zack (Tom Waits), an out-of-work DJ, takes a job driving a stolen car with a body in the trunk across the state line. He is arrested and put into a cell with Jack (John Lurie), a pimp who's been busted for recruiting a minor. The trio is completed when Roberto (Roberto Benigni), an Italian tourist who is arrested for killing a man while playing cards, joins them in their cell. Eventually, Roberto succeeds in convincing Zack and Jack to break out of jail with him. But when they do, the escapees find themselves lost in the bayou with no salvation in sight. It isn't until they land at the small home of an Italian immigrant (Nicoletta Braschi) that Zack, Jack, and Roberto learn to appreciate the beauty the world has to offer. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Tom Waits
USA
Best movies:
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John Lurie
USA
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Roberto Benigni
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Nicoletta Braschi
Italy
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Ellen Barkin
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Richard Boes
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Pruitt Taylor Vince
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Joy N. Houck Jr.
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Alan Kleinberg
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Vernel Bagneris
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Billie Neal
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Carrie Lindsoe
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Eliott Keener
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