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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   14,419 votes
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Director:

Wim Wenders

Writers:

L.M. Kit Carson (adaptation)
Sam Shepard (written by)

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Release Date:

9 November 1984 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces. more

Plot:

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his... more | full synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 5 nominations more

NewsDesk:

Wenders To Head Venice Jury
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 June 2008, 10:23 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

Slow paced film of cinematic excellence more (127 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Harry Dean Stanton ... Travis Henderson
Sam Berry ... Gas Station Attendant
Bernhard Wicki ... Doctor Ulmer
Dean Stockwell ... Walt Henderson
Aurore Clément ... Anne Henderson (as Aurore Clement)
Claresie Mobley ... Car Rental Clerk
Hunter Carson ... Hunter Henderson
Viva ... Woman on TV (as Viva Auder)
Socorro Valdez ... Carmelita
Edward Fayton ... Hunter's Friend
Justin Hogg ... Hunter - Age 3

Nastassja Kinski ... Jane Henderson

Tom Farrell ... Screaming Man
John Lurie ... Slater
Jeni Vici ... Stretch
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Motel Chronicles (West Germany) (working title)
Paris, Texas (West Germany)
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Runtime:

147 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The restaurant that Travis calls Walt's home from is actually located in Cabazon, CA (not San Bernardino, which is about 45 miles away.) This of course is home to Claude Bell's famous concrete T-Rex and brontosaurus. more

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The town of Terlingua is in west Texas, not south Texas as Walt states early in the movie. more

Quotes:

Walt: We live in the suburbs, but I've got my business in town
Travis: Oh yeah? What's your business?
Walt: I make billboard signs for advertising.
Travis: Oh yeah? So *you*'re the one who makes those signs, I love those. Some of them are beautiful.
Walt: I'm not the only one who makes them, Trav.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Die Überraschung (2004) more


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25 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
Slow paced film of cinematic excellence, 11 May 2004
Author: Graham Stanford from Bethlehem, PA

This film is a classic in my opinion. The story is very strongly influenced by its writer's, Sam Shepard, exploration of the human condition. The film is not for everyone. Wim Wenders paces the storyline accordingly to the psyche and struggle of the main character, and the concept of searching for answers to his natural state of mind by returning to the place of his conception is a well thought out and intriguing premise for this film.

I have seen this film more than seven times, and love the slow pace because it allows me to be drawn into that world completely and really have the chance to get to know each character. Recommended to anyone with an interest in psychology, cinematography, Sam Shepard's style of story-telling, and movies that walk to their own beat. Natascha Kinski and Stanton are excellent.

I give it 8 stars (9 if they would release it letterboxed on DVD)

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