Mystery Train (1989)
Mystery Train (1989)


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Cast & Crew.

Youki Kudoh
Mitsuko

Masatoshi Nagase
Jun

Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Night Clerk

Cinqué Lee
Bellboy

Nicoletta Braschi
Luisa

Elizabeth Bracco
Dee Dee

Joe Strummer
Johnny

Rick Aviles
Will Robinson

Steve Buscemi
Charlie

Tom Noonan
Man in Diner

Rufus Thomas
Man in Station

Tom Waits
Radio DJ (voice)

Jodie Markell
Sun Studio Guide

William Hoch
Tourist #1

Pat Hoch
Tourist #2

Joshua Elvis Hoch
Tourist #3

Reginald Freeman
Conductor

Beverly Prye
Streetwalker

Sy Richardson
Newsvendor

Stephen Jones
The Ghost

Lowell Roberts
Lester

Sara Driver
Airport Clerk

Richard Boes
2nd Man in Diner

Darryl Daniel
Waitress

Calvin Brown
Pedestrian

Jim Stark
Pall Bearer #1 / Producer

Elan Yaari
Pall Bearer #2 / Best Boy Grip

Vondie Curtis-Hall
Ed

Royale Johnson
Earl

Winston Hoffman
Wilbur

Rockets Redglare
Liquor Store Clerk

Marvell Thomas
Pool Player #1 - Dave

Charles Ponder
Pool Player #2

D'Army Bailey
Pool Player #3

Jim Jarmusch
Director / Screenplay

Kunijiro Hirata
Executive Producer

Hideaki Suda
Executive Producer

John Lurie
Original Music Composer / Musician

Robby Müller
Director of Photography

Melody London
Editor

Eric Gruber
Construction Manager

Takuya Matsuyama
Special Props

Tom Mittlestadt
Assistant Property Master

Gina Alfano
Dialogue Editor

Jeanne Atkin
Apprentice Sound Editor

Mary Hickey
Assistant Sound Editor

Frank Kern
Dialogue Editor

Lori Kornspun
ADR Editor

Drew Kunin
Location Sound Mixer / Sound Mixer

Deborah Martin
Apprentice Sound Editor

Ahmad Shirazi
Dialogue Editor

Sylvia Waliga
Dialogue Editor

Katherine M. Butler
Second Assistant Camera

Paul Leonard
Additional Grip

Chris Lombardi
First Assistant Camera

David Mackay
Electrician

Robert O'Bleness
Electrician

Melvin Pukowsky
Best Boy Grip

Eric Wilson
Electrician

Naomi Wise
Electrician

Noriko Murao
Casting

Novella Smith
Local Casting / Casting

Kohta Yamada
Casting

Tim Brennan
Negative Cutter

Jay Rabinowitz
Assistant Editor

Gene Zippo
Color Timer

Michael Berry
Location Manager

Donna Hester
Assistant Location Manager

Jan Walker
Assistant Location Manager

Doug Bowne
Musician

Tony Garnier
Musician

Valerie Goodman
Music Coordinator

Marc Ribot
Musician

Jamaine Bell
Production Assistant

Beth Bernstein
Assistant Production Manager

Molly Bradford
Producer's Assistant

Peggy Craven
Production Assistant

Richard Heller
Legal Services

Tina Klein
Production Assistant

Ian MacDougall
Translator

Todd Pfeiffer
Key Set Production Assistant

Anna Roome
Production Assistant

Kerry Sherin
Production Office Coordinator

Paul Snow
Production Assistant

Jeff Taylor
Production Assistant

Noël Wiggins
Production Assistant

Sherman Willmot
Production Assistant

Kazuki Ōmori
Translator

Howard Brookner
Thanks

Becky Dinstuhl
Thanks

Don Donigi
Thanks

Seth Gelblum
Thanks

Gary Hardy
Thanks

Masahiro Inbe
Thanks

Fumio Kurokawa
Thanks

Bill Nisselson
Thanks

Hiromasa Shimada
Thanks

Phil Sodano
Thanks

Irwin Young
Thanks

Rudd Simmons
Line Producer

Demetra J. MacBride
Associate Producer

Kathie Hersch
Production Manager

Eric Heffron
First Assistant Director

Constance L. Hoy
Second Assistant Director

Dan Bishop
Production Design

Carol Wood
Costume Designer

Mark Goodermote
Boom Operator

Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor

Masayoshi Sukita
Still Photographer

Mark Higashino
Still Photographer

Georgia Kacandes
Production Coordinator

Christopher Porter
Gaffer
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Details.
Release DateSeptember 6, 1989
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 46m
Budget$2,800,000
Box Office$1,544,973
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This Movie Is About.
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Mystery Train is a 1989 comedy-drama anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and set in Memphis, Tennessee. The film is a triptych of stories involving foreign protagonists, unfolding over the course of the same night. "Far from Yokohama" features a Japanese couple (Youki Kudoh and Masatoshi Nagase) on a cultural pilgrimage, "A Ghost" focuses on an Italian widow (Nicoletta Braschi) stranded in the city overnight, and "Lost in Space" follows the misadventures of a newly single and unemployed Englishman (Joe Strummer) and his reluctant companions (Rick Aviles and Steve Buscemi). The narratives are linked by a run-down flophouse overseen by a night clerk (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) and his disheveled bellboy (Cinqué Lee), the use of Elvis Presley's song "Blue Moon", and a gunshot.
The starting point for the script was the ensemble cast of friends and previous collaborators Jarmusch had conceived characters for, while the tripartite formal structure of the film was inspired by his study of literary forms. Cinematographer Robby Müller and musician John Lurie were among the many contributors who had been involved in earlier Jarmusch projects and returned to work on the film. Mystery Train's US$2.8 million budget (financed by Japanese conglomerate JVC) was considerable compared to what the director had enjoyed before, and allowed him the freedom to rehearse many unscripted background scenes. It was the first of Jarmusch's feature films since Permanent Vacation to depart from his trademark black-and-white photography, though the use of color was tightly controlled to conform with the director's intuitive sense of the film's aesthetic.
Mystery Train was released theatrically by Orion Classics under a restricted rating in the United States, where it grossed over $1.5 million. It enjoyed critical acclaim on the film festival circuit, and like the director's earlier films premiered at the New York Film Festival and was shown in competition at Cannes, where Jarmusch was awarded the Best Artistic Achievement Award. The film was also shown in the Edinburgh, London, Midnight Sun, Telluride, and Toronto film festivals, and was nominated in six categories at the Independent Spirit Awards. Critical reaction was overwhelmingly positive, with reviewers praising the structure, humor, and characters of the film, though there was criticism that the director had not been sufficiently adventurous.
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