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6.1/10   1,841 votes
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Director:
Jim Jarmusch
Writer:
Jim Jarmusch (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 July 1986 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A young slacker wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
great film more (10 total)

Cast

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Richard Boes ... War vet
Ruth Bolton ... Mother
Sara Driver ... Nurse
María Duval ... Latin girl
Frankie Faison ... Man in lobby
Jane Fire ... Nurse
Suzanne Fletcher ... Girl in car
Leila Gastil ... Leila
Chris Hameon ... French traveller
John Lurie ... Sax player
Eric Mitchell ... Car fence
Chris Parker ... Allie
Lisa Rosen ... Popcorn girl
Felice Rosser ... Woman by mailbox
Evelyn Smith ... Patient
Charlie Spademan ... Patient
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
75 min | Argentina:80 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:Btl | Finland:S | Hong Kong:I | Switzerland:16
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Cinesthesia Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Doppler Effect mentioned by the man in the lobby ('Frank Faison'), is the change in a sound (frequency and wavelength) noticed by an observer as a sound source moves relative to the observer. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The reflection of Leila sitting in the chair shows the the back of the chair near to the mirror, when all other shots have it the other side of Leila. more
Quotes:
Leila: Where have you been? I haven't seen you since Thursday.
Allie: Walking, just walking around. I can't seem to sleep at night, not in this city.
Leila: Doesn't seem like you sleep at all.
Allie: Well, I have my dreams while I'm awake.
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Movie Connections:
Features Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966) more
Soundtrack:
Up There in Orbit more

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7 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
great film, 20 March 2002
10/10
Author: (dooleyben@hotmail.com) from London, England

The monologue in the middle of this film is just about the most beautiful story I have ever heard. The only fault in the whole of this film is the point at the end where he says "I guess I'm just... on a Permanent Vacation, " and the fault here is really the actor's for overplaying this line, not Jarmusch's.

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