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Summary
In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy…
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+5)
Critics 85Audiences 80GoodWatch 82
Tomatometer89%
Metascore80
Audience score87%
User score8.0
Letterboxd · 83 K ratings4.0/5
IMDb7.5
Box office
55%of its budget back
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it made back $2 M of the $3 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for comedies, +6 min on the typical 100
typical 100106Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
Released
1989
September 6, 1989
37 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ItalianJapaneseMade in
- Japan
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more34 people
- Youki KudohMitsuko
- Masatoshi NagaseJun
- Screamin' Jay HawkinsNight Clerk
- Cinqué LeeBellboy
- Nicoletta BraschiLuisa
- Elizabeth BraccoDee Dee
- Joe StrummerJohnny
- Rick AvilesWill Robinson
Steve BuscemiCharlie
Tom NoonanMan in Diner- RTRufus ThomasMan in Station
Tom WaitsRadio DJ (voice)
Jodie MarkellSun Studio Guide- WHWilliam HochTourist #1
- PHPat HochTourist #2
- JEJoshua Elvis HochTourist #3
- RFReginald FreemanConductor
- BPBeverly PryeStreetwalker
Sy RichardsonNewsvendor- SJStephen JonesThe Ghost
- LRLowell RobertsLester
Sara DriverAirport Clerk
Richard Boes2nd Man in Diner- DDDarryl DanielWaitress
Directing · 5
- Jim Jarmusch Director, Writer
- Elisabeth Myles Script Supervisor
- Eric Heffron First Assistant Director
- Lisa Krueger Script Supervisor
- Constance L. Hoy Second Assistant Director
Production · 25
- Kunijiro Hirata Executive Producer
- Hideaki Suda Executive Producer
- Jim Stark Producer
- Novella Smith Local Casting, Casting
- Noriko Murao Casting
- Kohta Yamada Casting
Camera · 9
- Robby Müller Director of Photography
- Paul Ferrara Key Grip
- Paul Leonard Additional Grip
- Mark Higashino Still Photographer
- Masayoshi Sukita Still Photographer
- Chris Lombardi First Assistant Camera
Editing · 4
- Melody London Editor
- Jay Rabinowitz Assistant Editor
- Tim Brennan Negative Cutter
- Gene Zippo Color Timer
Sound · 19
- John Lurie Original Music Composer, Musician
- Robert Hein Supervising Sound Editor
- Sylvia Waliga Dialogue Editor
- Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
- Drew Kunin Location Sound Mixer, Sound Mixer
- Eugene Gearty Sound Effects Editor
Art · 6
- Dan Bishop Production Design
- Eric Gruber Construction Manager
- Takuya Matsuyama Special Props
- Tom Mittlestadt Assistant Property Master
- Jeff Butcher Property Master
- Dianna Freas Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Meredith Soupios Hair Supervisor, Makeup Supervisor
- Daryl Kerrigan Wardrobe Supervisor
- Carol Wood Costume Designer
- Robert Laden Makeup Artist
Lighting · 5
- David Mackay Electrician
- Robert O'Bleness Electrician
- Eric Wilson Electrician
- Christopher Porter Gaffer
- Naomi Wise Electrician
Other crew · 17
- Roberto Benigni Thanks
- Kazuki Ōmori Translator
- Al Gore Thanks
- Fumio Kurokawa Thanks
- Hiromasa Shimada Thanks
- Seth Gelblum Thanks
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