Mystery Train

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Awards

Cannes Film Festival 1989 - Nominated - Palme d'Or

Cannes Film Festival 1989 - Won - Best Artistic Contribution

Independent Spirit Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Cinematography

Independent Spirit Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Director

Cannes Film Festival 1989 - Nominated - Palme d'Or

Cannes Film Festival 1989 - Won - Best Artistic Contribution

Independent Spirit Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Cinematography

Independent Spirit Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Director

Independent Spirit Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Feature

Independent Spirit Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Female Lead

Independent Spirit Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Screenplay

Independent Spirit Awards 1990 - Nominated - Best Supporting Male

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Mystery Train

Director:
Jim Jarmusch
113 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

Written and directed by the ever-unpredictable Jim Jarmusch, Mystery Train is comprised of three short anecdotes involving foreign tourists in Tennessee. Each story is set in a fleabag Memphis hotel which has been redressed as a "tribute" to Elvis Presley. Story #1 involves two Japanese tourists whose devotion to Elvis blinds them of everything around them. Story #2 finds eternal victim Nicoletta Braschi sharing a room with stone-broke Elizabeth Bracco and having her problems solved by a spectral vision of The King. And story #3 offers the further misadventures of Bracco, her no-good boyfriend and her dysfunctional family.

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Details

Runtime:
113 min.

Genre:
Drama

Countries:
UNITED STATES
JAPAN

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Memorable Quotes

Night Clerk: Well, what about on Jupiter? Bellboy: At the time of his death, if he were on Jupiter, Elvis would've weighed six-hundred and forty-eight pounds. Night Clerk: Six-hundred and forty-eight. Da

Johnny: Don't call me Elvis! If you can't use my proper name, why don't you try "Carl Perkins, Jr." or something? I mean, I don't call them "Sam & Dave", do I? Dave: Hey, man. My name is Dave.

Mitzuko: Hi! Good night! Night Clerk: Good night. How may I help you? Mitzuko: Umm... We would like most cheap room please do you have? Night Clerk: All our rooms for two people are the same rate. Mitzuko: Oh. Jun: (speaking in Japanese) What'd he say? Mitzuko: (speaking in Japanese) I'm not exactly sure. (In English) I'm sorry, that is too expensive.

 

 

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