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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   1,886 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Jim Jarmusch (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 July 1986 (Japan) more
Genre:
Plot:
A young slacker wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
great film more (10 total)

Cast

 
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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Directed by
Jim Jarmusch 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jim Jarmusch  written by

Produced by
Jim Jarmusch .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jim Jarmusch 
John Lurie 
 
Cinematography by
Tom DiCillo 
James A. Lebovitz 
 
Film Editing by
Jim Jarmusch 
 
Production Management
Sara Driver .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sara Driver .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Kevin Dowd .... sound
Mike Hessing .... additional sound
Lisa Kaplan .... sound mixer: final mix
Virgil Morefield .... additional sound
Shi Sun .... additional sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Howard Brookner .... gaffer
Ken Kalb .... gaffer
Louis Suckle .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Tim Brennan .... negative matcher
 
Music Department
John Lurie .... musician: saxes
 
Other crew
Philippe Hagen .... title designer
Skeezo .... title designer
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Diakopes diarkeias (Greece) [el]
Loputon loma (Finland) [fi]
Nieustajace wakacje (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
75 min | Argentina:80 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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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 bed coverings are rearranged between shots in the apartment. more
Quotes:
Allie: Some people, you know, they - they can distract themselves with ambitions and motivation to work, you know, but not me... They think people like myself are crazy, you know. Everyone does because of the way I live, you know. more
Movie Connections:
References The Savage Innocents (1960) more
Soundtrack:
Up There in Orbit more

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7 out of 22 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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