Mystery Train(Movie, 1989)

Name: Mystery Train
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1989
Duration: T01:46:00
Rating: 3.6

| 1h 46min | Genre: Comedy

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 180 votes)

Mystery Train is a 1989 comedy-drama anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and set in Memphis, Tennessee. The film is a triptych of stories involving foreign protagonists, unfolding over the course of the same night. "Far from Yokohama" features a Japanese couple (Youki Kudoh and Masatoshi Nagase) on a cultural pilgrimage, "A Ghost" focuses on an Italian widow (Nicoletta Braschi) stranded in the city overnight, and "Lost in Space" follows the misadventures of a newly single and unemployed Englishman (Joe Strummer) and his reluctant companions (Rick Aviles and Steve Buscemi). The narratives are linked by a run-down flophouse overseen by a night clerk ( ()

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About Mystery Train

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

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Production countries: Japan, United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Memphis

Made by: JVC Entertainment, Mystery Train

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA)

Translated into 25 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/17/1989 (World premiere: 09/06/1989)

Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, Youki Kudoh, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinqué Lee, Rufus Thomas, Jodie Markell, Nicoletta Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Sy Richardson, Tom Noonan, Sara Driver, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Rockets Redglare, Marvell Thomas, D'Army Bailey, Tom Waits

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Screenwriter: Jim Jarmusch

Director of Photography: Robby Müller

Composer: John Lurie

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Tajuplný vlak"

"Μίστερι Τρέιν"

"Μίστερυ Τρέην"

"ミステリー・トレイン"

"Paslaptingas traukinys"

"O Comboio Mistério"

"One Night in Memphis"

Keywords: intertwined lives, memphis, tennessee, episodic movie, hotel room, cheap hotel

Budget: 2,800,000 USD

Revenue: 1,544,973 USD (= 55%)

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Mystery Train(Movie, 1989)

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