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Jim Jarmusch

Director | Writer | Actor

Jarmusch came to New York City from Akron, Ohio to study at Columbia and NYU's film school. He would also study film at the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris. He worked as an assistant on Lightning Over Water, a film by Nicholas Ray and Wim Wenders, before making his first film, _Permanent Vacation (1982)_... See full bio »

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James R. Jarmusch
in Akron, Ohio, USA
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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (19 titles)
2013 Only Lovers Left Alive
 
2009 The Limits of Control
 
2005 Broken Flowers
 
2003 Coffee and Cigarettes
 
2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (segment "Int. Trailer Night")
 
1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
 
1997 Year of the Horse (documentary)
 
1995 Coffee and Cigarettes III (short)
 
1995 Dead Man
 
1991 Night on Earth
 
1990 Red Hot and Blue (TV movie) (segment "It's All Right With Me")
 
1989 Mystery Train
 
1989 Coffee and Cigarettes II (short)
 
1988 Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (video)
 
1986 Down by Law
 
1986 Coffee and Cigarettes (short)
 
1984 Stranger Than Paradise
 
1983 Stranger Than Paradise (short)
 
1980 Permanent Vacation
 
Show ShowWriter (15 titles)
2013 Only Lovers Left Alive (screenplay)
 
2009 The Limits of Control (written by)
 
2005 Broken Flowers (written by)
 
2003 Coffee and Cigarettes (written by)
 
2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (segment Int. Trailer Night)
 
1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (written by)
 
1995 Dead Man (written by)
 
1991 Night on Earth (written by)
 
1989 Mystery Train (written by)
 
1989 Coffee and Cigarettes II (short) (writer)
 
1986 Down by Law (written by)
 
1986 Coffee and Cigarettes (short)
 
1984 Stranger Than Paradise (written by)
 
1981 You Are Not I
 
1980 Permanent Vacation (written by)
 
Show ShowActor (10 titles)
1996 Sling Blade
Frostee Cream Boy
 
1995 Blue in the Face
Bob
 
1994 Iron Horsemen
Silver Rider
 
1992 In the Soup
Monty
 
1990 The Golden Boat
Stranger
 
1989 Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Car Dealer/New York
 
1988 Candy Mountain (uncredited)
 
1987 Helsinki-Naples All Night Long
Barkeeper #2
 
1987 Straight to Hell
Amos Dade
 
1984 American Autobahn
Movie Producer
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2008 Explicit Ills (executive producer)
 
1999 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (producer)
 
1993 When Pigs Fly (executive producer)
 
1991 Night on Earth (producer)
 
1981 You Are Not I (producer)
 
1980 Permanent Vacation (producer)
 
Show ShowEditor (4 titles)
2003 Coffee and Cigarettes (segment "Somewhere in California")
 
1995 Coffee and Cigarettes III (short)
 
1984 Stranger Than Paradise
 
1980 Permanent Vacation
 
Show ShowCinematographer (3 titles)
1997 Year of the Horse (documentary)
 
1986 Sleepwalk
 
1981 You Are Not I
 
Show ShowSound Department (2 titles)
1983 Arena (TV series documentary) (sound recordist - 1 episode)
– Burroughs (1983) (sound recordist)
 
1980 Underground U.S.A. (sound recordist)
 
Show ShowComposer (2 titles)
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1986 Sleepwalk (camera operator)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1980 Lightning Over Water (documentary) (observer)
 
Show ShowThanks (14 titles)
2012 Prevertere (special thanks) (completed)
 
2012 Cove Road (very special thanks)
 
2012 For Ellen (thank you)
 
2011 Noch' Naprolyot (short) (acknowledgment)
 
2011 Genau (thanks)
 
2010 If I Needed Someone (short) (special thanks)
 
2010 Window on Your Present (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2010 Prime of Your Life (special thanks)
 
2005 The Tiger and the Snow (thanks)
 
2005 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) (special thanks)
 
1994 Love Four (video) (acknowledgment: super duper extra special thanks to)
 
1994 Clerks. (special thanks: for leading the way)
 
1990 American Dream (documentary) (grateful thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (44 titles)
2011 Don't Expect Too Much (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Blank City (documentary)
 
2010 Zigag diario (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
1987-2010 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 December 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 1996 (1996) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 June 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
2009 Bored to Death (TV series)
Himself
– The Case of the Missing Screenplay (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 October 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Reel Injun (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 40 x 15 (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
– Any Given Sundance (2008) … Himself (voice)
 
2007 Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Ceremonia de clausura - 54º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Invasion of the Ideas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The 15th Annual Gotham Awards (TV special)
Himself - Recipient
 
2005 Magacine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Punk: Attitude (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Excavating Taylor Mead (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Rockets Redglare! (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Hollywood High (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Chaplin Today: A King in New York (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Focus on Jim Jarmusch (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Who Is Alejandro Chomski? (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 V.I.P. (TV series)
Himself
– Crouching Tiger, Hidden Val (2001) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2001 Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 SpongeBob SquarePants (TV series)
Himself
– Hooky/Mermaidman and Barnacleboy II (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3 - Toronto (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
– Rio Ghosto (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Divine Trash (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Pop Odyssee 2 - House of the Rising Punk (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Fishing with John (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jim Jarmusch (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Year of the Horse (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 R.I.P., Rest in Pieces (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 We're Outta Here! (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Cannes Man
Himself
 
1995 American Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Edge of Hollywood … Himself
 
1994 Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Cinefile: Made in the USA (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.9 (1988) … Himself
 
1984 Fräulein Berlin
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 

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Stranger Than Paradise -- Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous Florida suburb. Broken Flowers -- Clip: Where do you work? Cannes Man -- Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab driver who is visiting the festival is chosen as the test subject to settle the bet and Sy uses his skills of hype and manipulation to try and turn the cab driver named Frank into the talk of the town. Many celebrities make cameos throughout the film.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Directed the music video for the song "It's All Right With Me" by Tom Waits, from AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue, a tribute to songwriter Cole Porter (1990). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 3 Interviews  | 7 Articles  | 6 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I consider myself a dilettante in a positive way, and I always have. That affects my sense of filmmaking. See more »

Trivia:

Doesn't allow his movies to be dubbed for foreign movie markets. They are mostly shown with subtitles in other countries. See more »

Trademark:

Stationary camera (deadpan). His films often involve travlers as well as life after midnight. Shows and views the American landscape from a non-commercial viewpoint (e.g. the tavern were everybody knows your name instead of franchised stripmalls) See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius