Mystery Train

Mystery Train (1989)

Timing: 1:46 (106 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1989-09-06

Country

Japan, United States

Production

JVC, Mystery Train

Genre

Comedy

Budget

$2 800 000

Revenue

$1 588 273

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Director

Jim Jarmusch

Actors

Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinqué Lee, Nicoletta Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Tom Noonan
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Scenario

Producer

Jim Stark, Kunijiro Hirata, Hideaki Suda

Operator

Robby Müller

Composer

John Lurie

Artist

Audition

Noriko Murao, Novella Smith, Kohta Yamada

Editing

Melody London
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• A song by the great bluesman Screamin' Jay Hawkins, who played the role of a night clerk, was featured in Jim Jarmusch's earlier film "Stranger Than Paradise".
• The role of the hotel porter was played by Jim Jarmusch's friend and the younger brother of director Spike Lee, Cinque Lee.
• The role of Louise (the "Ghost" novella) was played by the wife of director Roberto Benigni (a long-time friend of Jim Jarmusch), Nicoletta Braschi.
• The role of Johnny (the "Lost in Space" novella), who was often called Elvis in the film due to his resemblance to Elvis Presley, was played by Joe Strummer, the leader of the British punk band The Clash and Jim Jarmusch's co-star in "Straight to Hell".
• The "Arcade" hotel, where the three stories converge, no longer exists. However, it can be seen in the film "Big Balls of Fire" (1989), in a scene where Alec Baldwin is repairing his broken car.
• Near the Arcade Hotel is the Lorraine Hotel, on the balcony of which Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. Following a series of riots after the murder, the criminal situation worsened in this area of Memphis, and by the 1980s both hotels had fallen into semi-abandonment.
• This film contains some of the last known footage of the Stax Records recording studio. The studio building was demolished in 1989, giving the film footage documentary value.
• The Arcade Hotel, where three stories converge, no longer exists. However, it can be seen in the film 'Big Balls of Fire' (1989), in a scene where Alec Baldwin is repairing his broken car.
• Near the Arcade Hotel is the Lorraine Motel, on the balcony of which Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in 1968. Following a series of riots after the assassination, the crime situation in this area of Memphis worsened, and by the 1980s both hotels had fallen into a state of disrepair.