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Night on Earth

  • 19911991
  • RR
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
62K
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Night on Earth (1991)
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An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
62K
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    • Jim Jarmusch
    • Jim Jarmusch
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • Gena Rowlands
    • Lisanne Falk
    • Jim Jarmusch
    • Jim Jarmusch
  • Stars
    • Winona Ryder
    • Gena Rowlands
    • Lisanne Falk
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 122User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    Night on Earth
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    Béatrice Dalle and Isaach De Bankolé in Night on Earth (1991)
    Sakari Kuosmanen, Matti Pellonpää, Tomi Salmela, and Kari Väänänen in Night on Earth (1991)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl, Rosie Perez, and Giancarlo Esposito in Night on Earth (1991)
    Winona Ryder and Gena Rowlands in Night on Earth (1991)
    Roberto Benigni and Paolo Bonacelli in Night on Earth (1991)
    Night on Earth (1991)
    A1 movie poster -  59 x 84 cm or 23" x 33"
    Armin Mueller-Stahl, Winona Ryder, Roberto Benigni, Béatrice Dalle, Rosie Perez, Gena Rowlands, Giancarlo Esposito, Isaach De Bankolé, and Matti Pellonpää in Night on Earth (1991)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl, Winona Ryder, and Roberto Benigni in Night on Earth (1991)
    Night on Earth (1991)
    Armin Mueller-Stahl, Winona Ryder, Roberto Benigni, and Béatrice Dalle in Night on Earth (1991)
    Night on Earth (1991)

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    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Corky (segment "Los Angeles")
    Gena Rowlands
    Gena Rowlands
    • Victoria Snelling (segment "Los Angeles")
    Lisanne Falk
    Lisanne Falk
    • Rock Manager (segment "Los Angeles")
    Alan Randolph Scott
    • Rock Musician #1 (segment "Los Angeles")
    • (as Alan Randolph Scott I)
    Anthony Portillo
    • Rock Musician #2 (segment "Los Angeles")
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    Armin Mueller-Stahl
    • Helmut (segment "New York")
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • YoYo (segment "New York")
    Rosie Perez
    Rosie Perez
    • Angela (segment "New York")
    Richard Boes
    • Cab Driver #1 (segment "New York")
    Isaach De Bankolé
    Isaach De Bankolé
    • Driver (segment "Paris")
    Béatrice Dalle
    Béatrice Dalle
    • Blind Woman (segment "Paris")
    Pascal N'Zonzi
    • Passenger #1 (segment "Paris")
    • (as Pascal Nzonzi)
    Emile Abossolo M'bo
    Emile Abossolo M'bo
    • Passenger #2 (segment "Paris")
    • (as Émile Abossolo-M'bo)
    Stéphane Boucher
    • Man in Accident (segment "Paris")
    • (as Stephane Boucher)
    Noel Kaufmann
    • Man on Motorcycle (segment "Paris")
    Roberto Benigni
    Roberto Benigni
    • Driver (segment "Rome")
    Paolo Bonacelli
    Paolo Bonacelli
    • Priest (segment "Rome")
    Gianni Schettino
    • Transvestite #1 (segment "Rome")
      • Jim Jarmusch
      • Jim Jarmusch
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    • Trivia
      The production hired a stunt driver to maneuver the tiny Fiat cab around a hairpin turn for one of the exterior shots in Rome. The turn was so tight that the stunt driver couldn't manage it, even after several takes. Roberto Benigni asked if he could try it, and pulled it off perfectly on the first take.
    • Goofs
      This film takes place sometime during the winter, and the opening story takes place in Los Angeles starting at 7:07 PM. At no time during the winter would Los Angeles be this sunny at 7:07 PM. In fact, the latest time of day the sun would set during the winter would be at 6:07 PM on March 20, the last day of winter. (Currently, March 20 would occur during Daylight Savings Time, but, in 1991, Daylight Savings Time did not begin until April.)
    • Quotes

      Paris Driver: Don't blind people usually wear dark glasses?

      Blind Woman: Do they? I've never seen a blind person.

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits, the titles of the crew members are in the language of the place/unit they worked in (ie the Helsinki unit's credits are in Finnish, and so on).
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Lethal Weapon 3/The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish/The Waterdance/Night on Earth/All the Vermeers in New York (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Back in the Good Old World
      Written by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan

      Produced by Tom Waits

      Arranged by Tom Waits and Francis Thumm

      Jalma Music, Inc.

      Administered by Ackee Music, Inc. (ASCAP)

      Tom Waits performs courtesy of Island Records, Inc.

    User reviews122

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    8/10
    5 little stories, 5 cities, 4 languages - surprising
    A fantastic piece of entertainment: five little stories, five cities, four languages. That's all. This movie has no message but it portrays five regions of the world most sensitively.

    The L.A. episode is the weakest. It is not bad but it has one big problem: it is the first one. People start watching the movie and expect something sensational. This first episode cannot present anything spectacular, only first class character acting. There are no big surprises or twists, the episode is not particularly funny or anything. Honestly, when I saw the first minutes of this movie I thought: `O dear, I'm going to fall asleep!'

    Then, the N.Y. story came. This one made me laugh real hard, and it made Armin Mueller Stahl one of my favourite actors. I started to love this movie, and I was well prepared for the Paris episode, which is, in my opinion the best, the most satisfying of them.

    I found the story of the Roberto Benigni episode rather stupid, but his talent in exaggerating (so he did this even seven years before 1999's Oscar ceremony!) made up for it.

    Then, the huge contrast: The liveliest episode is followed by the dreariest. Finnish workers tell each other stories from their lives, each trying to tell the saddest.

    `Night on Earth' is not a movie for everybody but I think it is, in any case, the ideal movie to watch on television at two o'clock in the morning.
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    • Mort-31
    • Jan 6, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 12, 1991 (Germany)
      • France
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
      • United States
      • Japan
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
      • Finnish
      • German
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    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Victor Company of Japan (JVC)
      • Victor Musical Industries
      • Pyramide Productions
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    • 2 hours 9 minutes
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