Film

Mystery Train

1989 · 1h 46m · Comedy

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

89%

Metacritic

80

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

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

• Jim JarmuschDirector · Writer
• Jim StarkProducer
• Kunijiro HirataExecutive Producer
• Hideaki SudaExecutive Producer
• Robby MüllerDirector of Photography
• John LurieOriginal Music Composer
• Melody LondonEditor
• Noriko MuraoCasting
• Kohta YamadaCasting
• Novella SmithCasting

Trailer

Release date

September 6, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Budget

$2,800,000

Revenue

$1,544,973

Genres

Comedy

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