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Down by law / Island Pictures presents a Black Snake/Grokenberger Films production ; a film by Jim Jarmusch ; written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Record details
- ISBN: 0780026063
- ISBN: 0780026063
- ISBN: 9780780026063
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet insert in container.
- Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2002]
- Copyright: ©2002
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. Special features: interviews with Jim Jarmusch, Robby Müller, and John Lurie ; 1986 Cannes Film Festival press conference ; outtakes ; music video of Tom Waits singing "It's all right with me" ; isolated music track ; production Polaroids ; Jarmusch's phone calls with Waits, Benigni & Lurie ; location stills ; original theatrical trailer. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Titles -- "We can't live in the present forever" -- These boots are made for walking -- "If you was a good pimp" -- "A piece of chicken" -- Do not enter -- "Someone to take care of you" -- "It's a sad & beautiful world" -- "I'm in a bad mood" -- Lagniappe -- "You don't even exist" -- "Right here on WYLD" -- "Makin' time go slower" -- "Call me Bob" -- Italian hiccups, American cigarettes -- "Do you like Walt Whitman?" -- "La bella finestra" -- "We are a good egg" -- "I scream-a, you scream-a" -- "Hit was a prison film" -- A walk in the yard -- Mark Twain will save you -- "My family in half an hour?!" -- "All I ever knowed" -- Bob Frost -- "Goin' around in circles" -- Which way now? -- "I love to catch, to dream" -- Civilization -- "It's a mirage" -- "Like in a book for children" -- "Have to keep going" -- "Wish you were here" -- Two roads diverged in a wood -- End credits. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Robby Müller ; film editor, Melody London ; music, John Lurie ; songs, Tom Waits ; producer, Alan Kleinberg. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Ellen Barkin, Billie Neal, Rockets Redglare, Vernel Bagneris, Nicoletta Braschi. |
| Summary, etc.: | A comedy feature about two lowlifes, a small time pimp and an unemployed disc jockey, framed for crimes they didn't commit, who escape from jail with an eccentric Italian tourist. Set in New Orleans and the swamps of Louisiana. "Director Jim Jarmusch followed up his brilliant breakout film Stranger Than Paradise with another, equally beloved portrait of loners and misfits in the American landscape. When fate brings together three hapless men--an unemployed disc jockey (Tom Waits), a small-time pimp (John Lurie), and a strong-willed Italian tourist (Roberto Benigni)--in a Louisiana prison, a singular adventure ensues. Described by Jarmusch as a "neo-Beat noir comedy," Down by Law is part nightmare and part fairy tale, featuring sterling performances and crisp black-and-white cinematography by the esteemed Robby Müller." -- criterion.com/films/719-down-by-law |
| System Details Note: | DVD; widescreen (1.78:1) aspect ratio enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language Note: | English soundtrack with optional French dub track; optional French subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf & hearing impaired. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Ridgefield Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Library | DOW (Text) | 34010154772171 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
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