Rent Mystery Train (1989)
3.6 of 5 from 130 ratings
1h 46min
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- Synopsis:
- After the critical triumphs of Stranger Than Paradise and Down By Law, director Jim Jarmusch was heralded as one of the most arresting filmmaker to surface in the American cinema. Mystery train is a smart and curiously affecting comedy, that is funny and thoroughly satisfying! Named after the Elvis Presley hit, 'Mystery Train'interweaves three engrossing stories, all centering around the Elvis Presley legend and his beloved hometown of Memphis. As the characters' path collide - through laughter, fear and fate - you can practically feel the presence of the King himself in every scene...and his legacy impressed on a generation of equally lost souls in this wry, brilliantly structured comedy.
- Actors:
- Masatoshi Nagase, Youki Kudoh, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinqué Lee, Rufus Thomas, Jodie Markell, William Hoch, Pat Hoch, Joshua Elvis Hoch, Reginald Freeman, Beverly Prye, Nicoletta Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Sy Richardson, Tom Noonan
- Directors:
- Jim Jarmusch
- Producers:
- Jim Stark
- Writers:
- Jim Jarmusch
- Studio:
- MGM
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- Films by Genre, The Best American Road Movies, Top 10 Guest Houses On Film, Top Films
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/03/2015
- Run Time:
- 110 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS 2.0, Italian DTS 2.0, Japanese DTS 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Trailers
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Reviews (1) of Mystery Train
Vintage Jarmusch - Mystery Train review by AER
That actors age and fade away is perhaps the only clue as to the age of a Jim Jarmusch film. His films never age and a film made last week could so easily have been made in 1989 and vice versa - his style never changes. It's a good job there's still people around to fund his brand of deadpan comedy, I for one have been a fan ever since I went to see Night On Earth at the cinema back in 1992, and Mystery Train is probably the closest in spirit to that film. Three interlinking stories revolving around a fleapit hotel in Memphis all involve Elvis Presley in some shape or form. The first two films are sublime exercises in comedy, however the third on drags and is let down by Joe Strummer's dodgy acting. Fans of Jarmusch knwo what to expect, slow pace, cool character beats and magic in the mundane. The international cast of actors and musicians are so impressive. This is Top 5 Jarmusch for me. Also see Lovers Left Alive, Dead Man, Ghost Dog, and Patterson.
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