Mystery Train Page #2

Synopsis: A Japanese couple obsessed with 1950s America goes to Memphis because the male half of the couple emulates Carl Perkins. Chance encounters link three different stories in the city, with the common thread being the seedy hotel where they are all staying.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director(s): Jim Jarmusch
Production: Orion Home Video
  1 win & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
80
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1989
110 min
1,282 Views


Pay in advance.

Ah. I see.

I think it's $22.

Okay.

Ten, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19-

Twenty-two.

Okay. Thank you.

This night, $22.

Thank you.

Room 27.

And don't forget to, uh,

help 'em with the luggage.

Thank you.

Good night. Have a nice job.

Good night. Have a nice night.

Thank you!

There he is again.

Yeah, and no Carl Perkins.

No TV.

No TV.

Ah! Yes, hello! Thank you!

- Please wait.

- Yeah, sure. You're welcome.

Please wait. Thank you.

Please. This plum from Japan.

- Please.

- From Japan?

Yes. This plum from Japan.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

Thank you.

Watch it.

Jun, why do you always take pictures

of the rooms we stay in...

and never what we see outside

while we travel?

Those other things are in my memory.

The hotel rooms and the airports

are the things I'll forget.

Yeah. I guess so.

Oh. Did I show you my important discoveries?

Room 25.

Look at him.

King.

Study his face carefully.

Now look at this.

This guy was an ancient Middle Eastern king.

Looks just like him, right?

Elvis as the Buddha.

And ta-da!

Special!

The Statue of Liberty in New York - she's Elvis too.

See?

Elvis was even more influential

than I thought.

That's right.

There's one more.

Here. Look.

Madonna looks like Elvis too.

Oh, no, not Madonna.

Give me a break.

Well, I don't think

you should eat that thing.

Yeah, you're probably right.

- You gonna eat it?

- No. I ain't gonna eat that thing.

Hey. That's my plum.

Jun, why do you always have

such a sad face?

Are you unhappy?

I'm very happy.

That's just the way my face is.

Can't I do anything to cheer you up?

Now you look a little happier.

Wait. Let me light it for you.

Thanks.

So now do you feel a little happier?

I feel the same.

I was already happy.

Don't you think you wear

too much lipstick?

What are you looking at?

Memphis.

Is it like Yokohama

with 60% of the buildings gone?

No, nothing like that.

This isn't Yokohama.

This is America.

What are you thinking about?

To be 18...

feels cool.

And so far from Yokohama.

It feels cool to be in Memphis.

Nothing on now.

Mitzuko.

Do women always worry

about their hairstyle?

What are you talking about?

In all the times we've made love -

and this is number 11-

I've never once

thought about my hairstyle.

Eleven?

And if that's what you're thinking,

try shaving first next time.

It hurts my face.

But I just shaved two days ago.

#... that cat called Domino #

# Domino, Domino #

# Well, Domino

Go, man, go #

# Domino, they love you so #

# Get out of the way

Here comes Domino #

# Domino, Domino ##

Thank you, Mel.

That's Mel, our engineer.

Just coffee, huh?

I love ya.

Well, yes, sir, that's another classic

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Jim Jarmusch

James Robert Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, producer, editor, and composer. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing such films as Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Down by Law (1986), Mystery Train (1989), Dead Man (1995), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Broken Flowers (2005), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Paterson (2016). Stranger Than Paradise was added to the National Film Registry in December 2002. As a musician, Jarmusch has composed music for his films and released two albums with Jozef van Wissem. more…

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