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Muukalaisten paratiisi

Original title: Stranger Than Paradise
  • 1984
  • S
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
41K
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Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, and John Lurie in Muukalaisten paratiisi (1984)
A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.
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A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.

  • Director
    • Jim Jarmusch
  • Writers
    • Jim Jarmusch
    • John Lurie
  • Stars
    • John Lurie
    • Eszter Balint
    • Richard Edson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    41K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • Writers
      • Jim Jarmusch
      • John Lurie
    • Stars
      • John Lurie
      • Eszter Balint
      • Richard Edson
    • 134User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 2 nominations

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    Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, and John Lurie in Muukalaisten paratiisi (1984)
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    Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, and John Lurie in Muukalaisten paratiisi (1984)
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    Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, and John Lurie in Muukalaisten paratiisi (1984)
    Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, and John Lurie in Muukalaisten paratiisi (1984)

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    John Lurie
    John Lurie
    • Willie
    Eszter Balint
    Eszter Balint
    • Eva
    Richard Edson
    Richard Edson
    • Eddie
    Cecillia Stark
    • Aunt Lotte
    Danny Rosen
    • Billy
    Rammellzee
    • Man with Money
    Tom DiCillo
    Tom DiCillo
    • Airline Agent
    Richard Boes
    Richard Boes
    • Factory Worker
    Rockets Redglare
    Rockets Redglare
    • Poker Player
    Harvey Perr
    • Poker Player
    Brian J. Burchill
    Brian J. Burchill
    • Poker Player
    Sara Driver
    Sara Driver
    • Girl with Hat
    Paul Sloane
    • Motel Owner
    • Director
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • Writers
      • Jim Jarmusch
      • John Lurie
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Jim Jarmusch was dismayed to discover all the money he paid for the rights to Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put a Spell on You" went to the record company, with nothing going to Hawkins himself. When the film earned a profit, Jarmusch took it upon himself to track down Hawkins (who was living in a trailer park, at the time) and give him some money. It was the beginning of a friendship that lasted until Hawkins' death. According to Jarmusch, Hawkins continuously swore he'd pay him back, despite Jarmusch's insistence that the money was a gift.
    • Goofs
      When Eddie and Willie are driving to Cleveland, the camera and camera operator can be seen in the reflection of the rear view mirror.
    • Quotes

      Eddie: You know, it's funny... you come to someplace new, an'... and everything looks just the same.

      Willie: No kiddin', Eddie.

    • Connections
      Edited from Stranger than Paradise (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      I Put a Spell on You
      Written by Screamin' Jay Hawkins (as Jay Hawkins)

      Used by permission of CBS Unart Catalog, Inc.

      All Rights Reserved.

      Performed by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

      Courtesy of CBS Records

    User reviews134

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    A seductive character and mileu study
    Reading over the comments so far, it seems that most people think this film is great, with a rare few criticizing it for being a boring 'student-film'.

    People, this is for sure not a film for those who've been brutalized by too much Hollywood cinema - it's a quiet movie that you absorb slowly. It's very well done and quite absorbing. Sure it makes me think of so-called student-films (my brother is in film school), but that's not to say it's not a damn good one. There's something to be said for beautiful photography (the black and white images go so well with the feelings of emptiness and coldness) and the search for a meaning in life. These people are desperately in need of meaning and affection, none of which they seem to be able to find - or give. This is a movie about that desperate search.

    And it's well worth seeing - for those with a bit of patience and artistic sensibility. It's a movie about emptiness for sure, but is by no means 'boring'. I'd give it 4/5 stars.
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    • Release date
      • August 9, 1985 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • West Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hungarian
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Stranger Than Paradise
    • Filming locations
      • Melbourne, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cinesthesia Productions
      • Grokenberger Film Produktion
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $90,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,436,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,454,363
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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