Jim Jarmusch's quirky follow-up to his groundbreaking STRANGER THAN PARADISE is a comic fable about finding the American dream in the most unlikely of places. 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 (the always hysterical 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. Robby Muller's gorgeously contrasted black-and-white photography adds an artistic dimension to Jarmusch's film, which only heightens the performances by the three leads.
DVD Features
2-Disc Set Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Dual Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78 Letterbox - 1.78 Audio: Dolby Digital Mono - English Additional Release Material: Outtakes Music Video: "It's All Right With Me" by Tom Waits (Dir. Jim Jarmusch) Bonus Footage: 1986 Cannes Film Festival Audio Commentary: Jim Jarmusch - Director/Screenwriter Trailers: Orginal Theatrical Trailer Isolated Audio Track: 1. Music Only Option 2. Phone Conversations (Director and Cast) Interviews: 1. Robby Muller - Director of Photography (Conducted in 2002) 2. Jim Jarmusch - Director/Screenwriter 3. John Lurie (Conducted in 1986) Text/Photo Galleries: Location Stills Production Stills
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