Stranger Than Paradise

Name: Stranger Than Paradise
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Released: 1983
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Cast: John Lurie, Richard Edson, Eszter Balint, Cecilia Stark, Danny Rosen

by Jim Jarmusch1h301983United States

The film"s page

A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.

Cast and crew

Credits
- Distributor : Le Pacte
- Production Compagny : Cinesthesia Productions, Grokenberger Film Produktion
- Director : Jim Jarmusch
- Scenario : Jim Jarmusch
- Editing : Jim Jarmusch, Melody London
- Producer : Christoph Holch, Sara Driver
- Sound Recorder : Greg Curry, Drew Kunin
- Sound Mixer : Jack Cooley
- Original Music : John Lurie
- Photo Director : Tom DiCillo
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1983
- French release date : 1 septembre 1985
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : English

Bonus exclusive content

See special feature
Cédric Klapisch
about Stranger Than Paradise
of Jim Jarmusch
It's New-York and Brooklyn, and we guess that hip-hop will become what it became today.
See special feature
Pierre-Henri Deleau
about Stranger Than Paradise
of Jim Jarmusch
[À propos de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs] Ça a commencé par effraction la Quinzaine.

Bonus archives

See special feature
Blow up - ARTE : Top 5 Musical Jim Jarmusch

Other films

By the same director
See complete list
- See the film page
  Night on Earth
  by Jim Jarmusch1990United States2h09
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
- See the film page
  Dead Man
  by Jim Jarmusch1995United States2h01
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
- See the film page
  Down by Law
  by Jim Jarmusch1986United States1h47
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
From the same year
See complete list
- See the film page
  Paris, Texas
  by Wim Wenders1983Germany2h30
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
- See the film page
  The Gremlins
  by Joe Dante1983United States1h46
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
- See the film page
  To Our loves
  by Maurice Pialat1983France1h42
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
With the same cast
John Lurie
See complete list
- See the film page
  Paris, Texas
  by Wim Wenders1983Germany2h30
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
- See the film page
  New Rose Hotel
  by Abel Ferrara1998United States1h33
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
- See the film page
  Wild at Heart
  by David Lynch1989United States2h05
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
Richard Edson
- See the film page
  Do the right thing
  by Spike Lee1988United States1h59
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
Eszter Balint
- See the film page
  American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
  by Chantal Akerman1989Belgium1h32
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist
- See the film page
  Downtown 81
  by Edo Bertoglio2001United States1h15
  Give the film as a gift Add to playlist

This film is recommended by
This film is part of the Cinematographic movement
"American Independent Cinema 1978-1990"
See the other films of the movement

Stranger Than Paradise

The film"s page

Credits

Technical details

Bonus exclusive content

Bonus archives

Other films

By the same director

Night on Earth

Dead Man

Down by Law

From the same year

Paris, Texas

The Gremlins

To Our loves

With the same cast

John Lurie

Paris, Texas

New Rose Hotel

Wild at Heart

Richard Edson

Do the right thing

Eszter Balint

American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy

Downtown 81

This film is recommended by

Akira Kurosawa

Chantal Akerman

Alain Chabat

Nabil Ayouch

Aki Kaurismäki

Naomi Kawase

Felix Van Groeningen

Saeed Roustaee

Fatih Akin

Xavier Dolan

This film is part of the Cinematographic movement

"American Independent Cinema 1978-1990"