Billie Neal, Ellen Barkin, John Lurie
A pair of petty thiefs/losers end up in a jail cell with an Italian tourist. In a strange twist of luck, the three manage to escape and wander the backwoods in search of what to do next.
DVD Release Date: October 22, 2002
Stats: 1,260 reviews
I scream, we scream, we all scream for ice cream! This is by far the funniest prison break film ever. The three leads are on impeccably good form and, I know I've said it before, but Jarmusch is the coolest filmmaker alive. I can't think of a more suitable word that could describ...( read more)
Jim Jarmusch and Tom Waits all in one of the best prison movies of all time. Although now that I've mentioned those 2 names that just means anyone who liked 10,000 B.C will never see this movie in there life. You know what though I don't care any movie this brilliant in style and...( read more)
The thing I really like about Jim Jarmusch's films is that are almost always like contained worlds, completely down to earth and true to life, and he also excels at shooting in distinctly American settings. This film is no exception. In it is the story of three inmates; Tom Waits...( read more)
One of my favourite from the white-haired auteur, to whom the Coens owe some. As with most Jarmusch characters, it's difficult to not like our protagonists, even a hustler. Roberto Benigni's one and only truly funny performance (I can't stand the guy but he's really amusing here)...( read more)
Magic Jim Jarmusch movie. Black and white, unbelievable music. Comical and revealing alike. "It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop"; "Life is a limbo dance but it's a question of where you get down not how low you can get" - these things are literally written on ...( read more)
Roberto Benigni goes a long way in making this a standout Jarmusch picture.
After the initial establishment of character and atmosphere, the laughs come thick and fast, most notably from the marvellous Benigni.
ha ha. this movie was great! i scream you scream we all scream for icecream...repeat repeat repeat.
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