USA / Japan,
1989, 113 min
Directed by:
Jim JarmuschScreenplay:
Jim JarmuschCinematography:
Robby MüllerComposer:
John LurieCast:
Masatoshi Nagase, Yūki Kudō, Cinqué Lee, Nicoletta Braschi, Tom Noonan, Sara Driver, Richard Boes, Steve Buscemi, Vondie Curtis-Hall, D'Army Bailey, Tom Waits (more)Plots(1)
A sleazy downtown motel in Memphis, Tennessee provides the stopping off point for three very different groups of people: a rock'n'roll obsessed Japanese couple paying a visit to Elvis' home, Graceland; a beautiful Italian widow who has a surprise encounter with the 'King' himself; and an inept gang of thugs seeking refuge in the hotel after a liquor store robbery. Cult director Jim Jarmusch links their stories together by the comic antics of the night clerk and bellboy, played by Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Spike Lee's brother Cinque. (Soda Pictures)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1990 - Jim Stark (Best Feature)
- 1990 - Jim Jarmusch (Best Director)
- 1990 - Yūki Kudō (Best Female Lead)
- 1990 - Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Best Supporting Male)
- 1990 - Steve Buscemi (Best Supporting Male)
- 1990 - Jim Jarmusch (Best Screenplay)
- 1990 - Robby Müller (Best Cinematography)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1989 - Jim Jarmusch (Best Artistic Contribution)
- 1989 - Jim Jarmusch (Golden Palm - Official Competition)