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Plot

This West German film is set in the California Desert. A husband-and-wife pair of Bavarian tourists become stranded when their car breaks down; after a quarrel, the wife, Marianne Sagebrecht, gathers her luggage and stalks off. She stops at the Bagdad Cafe, a fleapit truckstop run by outspoken C.C.H. Pounder, who is also having husband problems. The Cafe has become a magnet for some of truly odd character: temperamental Hispanic cook George Aguilar, tattoo artist Christine Kaufmann, and onetime Hollywood set designer Jack Palance. Despite obvious personality differences, Sagebrecht and Pounder become friends. Bagdad Cafe was later adapted into a short-lived American sitcom starring Jean Stapleton and Whoopi Goldberg.
MPAA Rating:
PG
Genre(s):
Foreign
Run Time:
91min.
Theatrical Release Date:
04/25/1991
DVD Release Date:
07/24/2001
Distributor(s):
Filmverlag der Autoren
Director(s):
Percy Adlon
Starring:
Marianne Sägebrecht , CCH Pounder , Jack Palance , Christine Kaufmann , Monica Calhoun
Themes:
Women's Friendship,Unlikely Friendships,Fish Out of Water,Starting Over
Tone:
Easygoing,Gentle,Humorous,Whimsical,Quirky
Keywords:
artist,cafe,desert,discrimination,friendship,magic,redemption,slice-of-life,stranded,tourist,truck-stop,woman
Country of Origin:
USA (04-22-1988)
Language:
English