A young man wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.
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Jim JarmuschWriter:
Jim Jarmusch
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Leila Gastil | ... | Leila |
| John Lurie | ... | Sax player | |
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Richard Boes | ... | War vet |
| Sara Driver | ... | Nurse | |
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Charlie Spademan | ... | Patient |
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Jane Fire | ... | Nurse |
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Ruth Bolton | ... | Mother |
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Evelyn Smith | ... | Patient |
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María Duval | ... | Latin girl |
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Lisa Rosen | ... | Popcorn girl |
| Frankie Faison | ... | Man in lobby | |
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Suzanne Fletcher | ... | Girl in car |
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Felice Rosser | ... | Woman by mailbox |
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Eric Mitchell | ... | Car fence |
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In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy ('Chris Parker')whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for more meaning in his life and meets a few characters along the way. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
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25 April 1984 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer
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When Allie reads to Leila from the book, he does not read continuously but instead takes snippets from the text, skipping sentences as he does. See more »Quotes
Allie: [reading from a book] She has dropped a roll of paper from her breast. A stranger picks it up, shuts himself in his room all night, and reads the manuscript, which contains the following: When she ventured out with her silk net, on the end of a russ, chasing the wild, free hummingbird. Send me one and I, in return, will wreath a garland of violets, mint, and geraniums. I was not present at the event of which my daughter's death was the result. If I had been, I would have defended that angel at ...See more »
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My Boyfriend's BackWritten by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer
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This movie might be a gift for some with sophisticated and unusual gusto. However it lacks many details that are important for making a movie a fully fledged oeuvre and make it easy for a wide range of viewers to appreciate. So I would better tell about it's merits.
1. Stunning, perplexing, pervasive, strange atmosphere. It's a very atmospheric movie.
2. The protagonist may be annoying but this is the way he is! This is such a kind of a person so you have an opportunity to grasp it.
3. Weird soundtrack helps you feel the atmosphere and dissolve the viewer's mind in the atmosphere of the film.
4. The settings (images) which is pretty rare to see elsewhere.
5. If you live fresh raw simplistic movies, this one is a good example.
6. Raw sounds make you feel inside the movie.