Directed by:
Jim JarmuschScreenplay:
Jim JarmuschCinematography:
Robby MüllerComposer:
John LurieCast:
Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Richard Boes, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Joy N. Houck Jr., Rockets Redglare (more)Plots(1)
Director Jim Jarmusch followed up his brilliant breakout film Stranger Than Paradise with another, equally beloved portrait of loners and misfits in the American landscape. When fate brings together three hapless men - an unemployed disc jockey (Tom Waits), a small-time pimp (John Lurie), and a strong-willed Italian tourist (Roberto Benigni) - in a Louisiana prison, a singular adventure ensues. Described by Jarmusch as a “neo-Beat noir comedy”, Down by Law is part nightmare and part fairy tale, featuring sterling performances and crisp black-and-white cinematography by the esteemed Robby Müller. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Tom Waits
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
The Fisher King (1991)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
John Lurie
USA
Best movies:
Paris, Texas (1984)
Down by Law (1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Roberto Benigni
Italy
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Night on Earth (1991)
Down by Law (1986)
Nicoletta Braschi
Italy
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Down by Law (1986)
Mystery Train (1989)
Ellen Barkin
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
This Boy's Life (1993)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Richard Boes
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Dead Man (1995)
Down by Law (1986)
Pruitt Taylor Vince
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
JFK (1991)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Joy N. Houck Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
The Hidden (1987)
Tightrope (1984)
Rockets Redglare
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
In the Soup (1992)
Mystery Train (1989)
Alan Kleinberg
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
Vernel Bagneris
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Down by Law (1986)
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
Billie Neal
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Carrie Lindsoe
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
Eliott Keener
USA
Best movies:
Down by Law (1986)
Angel Heart (1987)
A Gathering of Old Men (1987) (TV movie)