DOWN BY LAW (THE CRITERION COLLECTION) [BLU-RAY]

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• Release Year: 1986
• Genre: Comedy; Crime; Drama
• Plot: 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 Muller.
• Cast: Tom Waits; John Lurie; Roberto Benigni; Nicoletta Braschi; Ellen Barkin; Billie Neal; Rockets Redglare; Vernel Bagneris; Timothea; L.C. Drane; Joy N. Houck Jr.; Carrie Lindsoe; Ralph Joseph; Richard Boes; Dave Petitjean; Adam Cohen; Alan Kleinberg; Archie Sampier; David Dahlgren; Alex Miller; Eliott Keener; Jay Hilliard; Pruitt Taylor Vince; Jim Jarmusch; Robby Müller; Melody London
• Director: Jim Jarmusch
• Runtime: 1:47
• Company: Black Snake, Inc., Grokenberger Films, Island Pictures, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie