Summary
New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit. Later, Eva moves in with their aunt in Cleveland, and Willie takes his best friend Eddie to see her-a visit that culminates in a strange, eventful trip to Florida.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+16)
Critics 93Audiences 77GoodWatch 84
Box office
24×its budget
- Budget
- $100 K
- Worldwide
- $2 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 16 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+6
Released
1984
October 1, 1984
42 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
HungarianMade in
United States
Germany
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
13 people
John LurieWillie
Eszter BalintEva
Richard EdsonEddie- CSCecillia StarkAunt Lotte
- DRDanny RosenBilly
RammellzeeMan with money
Tom DiCilloAirline Agent
Richard BoesFactory Worker
Rockets RedglarePoker Player- HPHarvey PerrPoker Player
- BJBrian J. BurchillPoker Player
Sara DriverGirl with Hat- PSPaul SloaneMotel Owner
Directing · 1
- Jim Jarmusch Director, Screenplay, Editor
Writing · 1
- John Lurie Idea, Original Music Composer
Production · 9
- Otto Grokenberger Executive Producer
- Sara Driver Production Manager, Producer
- Guido Chiesa Production Assistant
- Sam Edwards Production Assistant
- Una McClure Production Assistant
- Tom Jarmusch Production Assistant
Camera · 5
- Tom DiCillo Director of Photography
- James Hayman Assistant Camera
- Frank Prinzi Grip, Gaffer
- Paul Gibson Assistant Camera
- Li-Shin Yu Assistant Camera
Editing · 3
- Melody London Editor, Sound Editor
- John Dowdell Colorist
- Tim Brennan Negative Cutter
Sound · 11
- Screamin' Jay Hawkins Songs
- Drew Kunin Production Sound Mixer
- Greg Curry Sound
- Eugene J. Moye Musician
- Jill Jaffe Musician
- Mary Rowell Musician
Art · 1
- Suzanne Fletcher Title Designer
Other crew · 1
- Paul Bartel Thanks
Tropes
More like this
Similar
Most like Stranger Than Paradise overall
Nearest on the related map: closest in everything it does to you, not one trait
Same genre


7.4























