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
Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
Kunijiro Hirata
Jim Stark
Hideaki Suda
John Lurie
Robby Müller
Melody London
Eric Gruber
Takuya Matsuyama
Tom Mittlestadt
Gina Alfano
Jeanne Atkin
Mary Hickey
Frank Kern
Lori Kornspun
Drew Kunin
Deborah Martin
Ahmad Shirazi
Sylvia Waliga
Katherine M. Butler
Paul Leonard
Chris Lombardi
David Mackay
Robert O'Bleness
Melvin Pukowsky
Eric Wilson
Naomi Wise
Elan Yaari
Noriko Murao
Novella Smith
Kohta Yamada
Tim Brennan
Jay Rabinowitz
Gene Zippo
Michael Berry
Donna Hester
Jan Walker
Doug Bowne
Tony Garnier
Valerie Goodman
John Lurie
Marc Ribot
Jamaine Bell
Beth Bernstein
Molly Bradford
Peggy Craven
Richard Heller
Tina Klein
Ian MacDougall
Todd Pfeiffer
Anna Roome
Kerry Sherin
Paul Snow
Jeff Taylor
Noël Wiggins
Sherman Willmot
Kazuki Ōmori
Howard Brookner
Becky Dinstuhl
Don Donigi
Seth Gelblum
Gary Hardy
Masahiro Inbe
Fumio Kurokawa
Bill Nisselson
Hiromasa Shimada
Phil Sodano
Irwin Young
Rudd Simmons
Demetra J. MacBride
Kathie Hersch
Eric Heffron
Constance L. Hoy
Dan Bishop
Carol Wood
Drew Kunin
Mark Goodermote
Robert Hein
Masayoshi Sukita
Mark Higashino
Georgia Kacandes
Christopher Porter
Paul Ferrara
Meredith Soupios
Meredith Soupios
Daryl Kerrigan
Gary L. King
Robert Laden
Lisa Krueger
Elisabeth Myles
Dianna Freas
Jeff Butcher
Eugene Gearty
Marko Costanzo
Novella Smith
Rick Dior
Al Gore
Roberto Benigni
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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