Release Date: 12/19/2000 Original Release: 1996 Format: DVD Widescreen Length: 121 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 786936141788 Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
In bringing his distinct vision to the Western genre, writer-director Jim Jarmusch has created a quasi-mystical avant-garde drama that remains a deeply spiritual viewing experience. After losing his parents and fiancée, a Cleveland accountant named William Blake (a remarkable Johnny Depp) spends all his money and takes a train to the frontier town of Machine in order to work at a factory. Upon arriving in Machine, he is denied his expected job and finds himself a fugitive after murdering a man in self-defense. Wounded and helpless, Blake is befriended by Nobody (Gary Farmer), a wandering Native American who considers him to be a ghostly manifestation of the famous poet. Nobody aids Blake in his flight from three bumbling bounty hunters, preparing him for his final journey--a return to the world of the spirits.
Jarmusch once again employs the beautifully contrasted black-and-white photography of Robby Müller, which sets a poetic, dreamy mood. He also fades in and out of scenes in order to better reflect Blake's dazed, weak mental state. Adding an even greater depth to the film is Neil Young's haunting score, which completes the overall effect. DEAD MAN stands firmly as a timeless work of art whose impact only increases upon subsequent viewings.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Dual Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78 Letterbox - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English Additional Release Material: Music Video Deleted Scenes Outtakes Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Scene Access Interactive Menus
Dead Man (1995) director: Jim Jarmusch starring: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Lance Henrikson, Robert Mitchum, John Hurt, Alfred Molina, Gabriel Byrne, Iggy Pop, Billy Bob Thornton, Crispin Glover Quite... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
