Mystery Train

November. 17,1989      R
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Youki Kudoh as  Mitsuko
Masatoshi Nagase as  Jun
Screamin' Jay Hawkins as  Night Clerk
Cinqué Lee as  Bellboy
Nicoletta Braschi as  Luisa
Elizabeth Bracco as  Dee Dee
Joe Strummer as  Johnny
Rick Aviles as  Will Robinson
Steve Buscemi as  Charlie
Tom Noonan as  Man in Diner

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Reviews

Contentar
1989/11/17

Best movie of this year hands down!

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ShangLuda
1989/11/18

Admirable film.

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Dynamixor
1989/11/19

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

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Billy Ollie
1989/11/20

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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gavin6942
1989/11/21

Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.I love how this film takes for granted the universality of Elvis -- he is not only synonymous with Memphis, but is well known to both Americans and foreigners (Italians and Japanese, in this film).Indeed, director Jarmusch points out that with our crumbling American culture (his words, not mine) all that our culture ever offered was musicians and movie stars. American culture is not opera, painting or theater (though we may have these things) -- it is Elvis and Hollywood.Throw in Steve Buscemi to an already great film, and you have gold. There is no film he cannot make better (even rather lackluster ones like "Floundering").

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Henrick Smith
1989/11/22

This director has lots of fans. His films are often held up as anti-Hollywood depictions of America as truth. Which is too bad. Jarmusch draws his world inhabited by little more than cartoon caricatures. As a comedy this works to some degree. I've heard fans say his films portray truth, but if so that truth might just be that life is circular, offering little capacity for emotional commitment or change. There are few authentic, multidimensional characters in this comedy. The film uses this to advantage, and there is def. a small but dedicated market that enjoys this sort of film.Of course if you're reading this you probably already know the structure of the film. Comedy built on a multi-plot design, with predominantly mini-plot elements. The film plays 3 stories, skeletally interwoven in time (the radio dj sequences), space (the hotel), and by relationships (a couple recently broken-up). Interesting at times, boring at times, this viewer is glad the film and others in the anti-Hollywood genre exist, but there may be a room in hell where a they play over and over for eternity.

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lastliberal
1989/11/23

Jim Jarmusch (Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Broken Flowers) delivers films that are true indy's. They don't fit any norm, and this one is over before you even realize it.It is three stories that are tied together by a seedy motel. The characters never intersect. There must be a point there somewhere, but I sure missed it.I did like the picture of America that we usually don't see unless we go looking for it. Most cities are lit with fast food signs and an endless string of car lots. Getting down on the back streets with stores shuttered, bars where everyone knows your name, and seedy motels that should have closed long ago, is an adventure that most do experience.The blues music and the Elvis theme that runs through the movie is an exciting backdrop. Steve Buscemi is fun to watch as always, and I really liked the Japanese teen, Youki Kudoh, and, of course Robby Müller's (Paris, Texas) cinematography is always good.Jarmusch fans will love it.

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bhy1976
1989/11/24

This is not the first Jim Jarmush film I've seen, but it is most definitely the last. In typical Jarmush style, this film is composed of mindless dialog amongst flat characters that just goes on ad nauseum. When the characters' words actually lead to actions, those actions are barely able to keep an already struggling plot alive. What saves this film from utter ruin are some amusing one-liners that satirize life in the Southern United States and the naivité of overseas tourists when they end up somewhere like Memphis. Hence the 3-star rating instead of a 1-star rating. Nevertheless, I think the film as a whole fails to entertain or to make any interesting observations on life in general.

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