 Down by Law 1986  R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Billie Neal, Rockets Redglare, Vernel Bagneris, Timothea, L.C. Drane, Joy N. Houck Jr., Carrie Lindsoe, Richard Boes, Dave Petitjean
Zack (Tom Waits) and Jack (John Lurie) are sent to a Louisiana prison on trumped-up charges. Once there, they join forces with their cellmate, Roberto (Roberto Benigni), in an escape attempt that leaves them adrift on the bayou.
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The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 R, 160 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Verna Bloom, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Andre Gregory, Nehemiah Persoff, Roberts Blossom, John Lurie, Paul Greco, Barry Miller, Gary Basaraba, Irvin Kershner, Victor Argo
Based on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, this controversial Biblical interpretation presents Jesus Christ (Willem Dafoe) as a man in the middle of a dilemma of life as the Son of God or that of an ordinary man. The story begins with the carpenter Jesus of Nazareth shaping the crosses on which rebellious Jews are crucified and goes on to show how he sacrifices himself to fulfill God's will for him to be the savior of the world. Martin Scorsese received an Oscar nomination for Best Director.
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New Rose Hotel 1998  R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento, Yoshitaka Amano, Annabella Sciorra, Gretchen Mol, John Lurie, Ryuichi Sakamoto
A corporate raider, Fox (Christopher Walken), and his cohort, X (Willem Dafoe), hatch a plot to send Sandii (Asia Argento) on a mission that involves seducing the brilliant scientist, Hiroshi (Yoshitaka Amano), and coercing him into defecting from his own corporation. But betrayal rears its ugly head, as Fox and X turn into the targets.
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Paris, Texas 1984  R, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement, Hunter Carson, Bernhard Wicki, Tom Farrell, John Lurie, Sam Berry, Claresie Mobley, Viva, Justin Hogg, Jeni Vici
This excellent film tells the story of Travis Clay Henderson (Harry Dean Stanton) who returns after four years to try to win back the love and respect of his son Hunter (Hunter Carson) he left behind. Accomplishing this, the two of them go in search of their missing wife and mother (Nastassja Kinski).
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Stranger Than Paradise 1984 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark, Danny Rosen, Rammellzee, Tom DiCillo, Richard Boes, Rockets Redglare, Harvey Perr, Brian J. Burchill, Sara Driver, Paul Sloane
A Hungarian immigrant, Willie (John Lurie), and his friend, Eddie (Richard Edson), travel from New York to Florida via Cleveland where they visit Willie's cousin, Eva (Eszter Balint), in this top-notch comedy.
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| 1. Down by Law (1986)
2. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
3. New Rose Hotel (1998)
4. Paris, Texas (1984)
5. Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
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