A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
Tom Waits
Zack
John Lurie
Jack
Roberto Benigni
Roberto
Nicoletta Braschi
Nicoletta
Ellen Barkin
Laurette
Billie Neal
Bobbie
Rockets Redglare
Gig
Vernel Bagneris
Preston
Timothea
Julie
L.C. Drane
L.C.
Joy N. Houck Jr.
Detective Mandino
Carrie Lindsoe
Young Girl
Ralph Joseph
Detective
Richard Boes
Detective
Dave Petitjean
Cajun Detective
Adam Cohen
Uniformed Cop
Alan Kleinberg
Corpse
Archie Sampier
Prisoner
David Dahlgren
Guard #1
Alex Miller
Guard #2
Eliott Keener
Guard #3
Jay Hilliard
Guard #4
Director, Writer
Jim Jarmusch
September 23, 2016
9
Jim Jarmusch's work can be either intimidating or off-putting, and in equal measure, to cinephiles because it feels so relaxed--almost as if it was a spur-of-the-moment, off-the-cuff precursor of reality-TV, an inside-joke with everyone involved slipping a nod and a wink, as if on a drunken dare, a mickey of JD passed back and forth along with a pack of Marlboros. This brought to mind many good memories of one of the oddest residents of The Criterion Collection: 'Fishing with John' (an exemplary and hilarious six-part mini-series in which John Lurie goes on fishing expeditions with five American cinematic greats, his partners-in-crime here, Jarmusch and Tom Waits amongst them; one that I'd love to see both get a blu upgrade as well as more episodes, now 25 years later). Also, clearly Jarmusch had a fine rapport with his actors, for this is by far the best and most restrained work I have ever seen from Roberto Benigni.
One of Jarmusch's more atypical films, 'Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai', is still my personal favourite, but this is right up there alongside. It would also make an intriguing double-bill with Jeff Nichols' stellar, though more serious in tone, recent film, 'Mud'.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
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