Mystery Train (1989) Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Written and directed by the ever-unpredictable Jim Jarmusch, Mystery Train is comprised of three short anecdotes involving foreign tourists in Tennessee. Each story is set in a fleabag Memphis hotel which has been redressed as a "tribute" to Elvis Presley. Story #1 involves two Japanese tourists whose devotion to Elvis blinds them of everything around them. Story #2 finds eternal victim Nicoletta Braschi sharing a room with stone-broke Elizabeth Bracco and having her problems solved by a spectral vision of The King. And story #3 offers the further misadventures of Bracco, her no-good boyfriend and her dysfunctional family. Any film that features Screamin' Jay Hawkins as a hotel clerk has us squarely in its pocket. - Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Masatoshi Nagase, Youki Kudoh, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Nicoletta Braschi, Cinqué Lee, Elizabeth Bracco, see more cast »
Theatrical Release Date:
11/22/1989
DVD Release Date:
03/28/2000
Rating:
R
Run Time:
115 min.
Production Co.:
JVC, Mystery Train Incorporated, Orion
Director(s):
Jim Jarmusch
Genre(s):
Foreign
Themes:
Down on Their Luck, Culture Clash, Fish Out of Water
Tone:
Quirky, Talky, Deadpan, Humorous, Nostalgic, Wry, Goofy
Keywords:
Americana, Italian [nationality], Japanese [nationality], criminal, foreign, ghost, motel, pop-culture, tourist, train [locomotive], widow/widower
Country of Origin:
USA (11-17-1989)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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