Mystery Train (1989)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,800,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,544,973.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.501 |
Directed By
Jim Jarmusch
Crew
Kunijiro Hirata
Robby Müller
Jim Jarmusch
Melody London
Jim Jarmusch
Hideaki Suda
Jim Stark
John Lurie
Frank Kern
Drew Kunin
Lori Kornspun
Eric Gruber
Gina Alfano
Mary Hickey
Tom Mittlestadt
Jeanne Atkin
Takuya Matsuyama
Ahmad Shirazi
Sylvia Waliga
Deborah Martin
David Mackay
Eric Wilson
Michael Berry
Robert O'Bleness
Melvin Pukowsky
Tim Brennan
Jamaine Bell
Paul Leonard
Tony Garnier
Noriko Murao
Naomi Wise
John Lurie
Chris Lombardi
Elan Yaari
Novella Smith
Beth Bernstein
Kohta Yamada
Marc Ribot
Jay Rabinowitz
Gene Zippo
Valerie Goodman
Donna Hester
Doug Bowne
Jeff Taylor
Katherine M. Butler
Jan Walker
Molly Bradford
Peggy Craven
Howard Brookner
Don Donigi
Becky Dinstuhl
Fumio Kurokawa
Richard Heller
Tina Klein
Bill Nisselson
Ian MacDougall
Kazuki Ōmori
Gary Hardy
Todd Pfeiffer
Anna Roome
Phil Sodano
Irwin Young
Seth Gelblum
Kerry Sherin
Noël Wiggins
Paul Snow
Sherman Willmot
Masahiro Inbe
Hiromasa Shimada
Drew Kunin
Mark Higashino
Jeff Butcher
Eric Heffron
Eugene Gearty
Novella Smith
Georgia Kacandes
Christopher Porter
Dianna Freas
Marko Costanzo
Rick Dior
Robert Laden
Rudd Simmons
Mark Goodermote
Demetra J. MacBride
Masayoshi Sukita
Meredith Soupios
Elisabeth Myles
Dan Bishop
Robert Hein
Gary L. King
Paul Ferrara
Constance L. Hoy
Carol Wood
Roberto Benigni
Meredith Soupios
Lisa Krueger
Daryl Kerrigan
Kathie Hersch
Al Gore
TOP CAST
Youki Kudoh
Mitsuko
Masatoshi Nagase
Jun
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Night Clerk
Cinqué Lee
Bellboy
Nicoletta Braschi
Luisa
Elizabeth Bracco
Dee Dee
Joe Strummer
Johnny
Rick Aviles
Will Robinson
Steve Buscemi
Charlie
Tom Noonan
Man in Diner
Rufus Thomas
Man in Station
Tom Waits
Radio DJ (voice)
Jodie Markell
Sun Studio Guide
William Hoch
Tourist #1
Pat Hoch
Tourist #2
Joshua Elvis Hoch
Tourist #3
Reginald Freeman
Conductor
Beverly Prye
Streetwalker
Sy Richardson
Newsvendor
Stephen Jones
The Ghost
Lowell Roberts
Lester
Sara Driver
Airport Clerk
Richard Boes
2nd Man in Diner
Darryl Daniel
Waitress
Calvin Brown
Pedestrian
Jim Stark
Pall Bearer #1
Elan Yaari
Pall Bearer #2
Royale Johnson
Earl
Winston Hoffman
Wilbur
Rockets Redglare
Liquor Store Clerk
Marvell Thomas
Pool Player #1 - Dave
Charles Ponder
Pool Player #2
D'Army Bailey
Pool Player #3
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