Down by Law (1986)
| Release Date | 01 May 1986 |
| Budget | $1,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $1,000,000 |
| Tagline | It's not where you start - It's where you start again. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | USAWest Germany |
| Filming Locations | Louisiana, USA |
| Language | English, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Buddy Film, Road Movie |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Escape From Prison, Miscarriage of Justice, Flight of the Innocent, Down on Their Luck |
| Tones | Atmospheric, Deadpan, Easygoing, Goofy, Lyrical, Moody, Stylized |
| Tags | Bayou, Captive, Diner, Escape, Italian [nationality], On The Road, On The Run, Pimp, Prison |
Down by Law is a 1986 black-and-white independent film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Rockets Redglare
Gig
Timothea
Julie
L.C. Drane
L. C
Joy N. Houck Jr.
Detective Mandino
Carrie Lindsoe
Young Girl
Ralph Joseph
Detective
Richard Boes
Detective
Dave Petitjean
Cajun Detective
Adam Cohen
Uniformed Cop
Alan Kleinberg
Corpse
Archie Sampier
Prisoner
David Dahlgren
Guard #1
Alex Miller
Guard #2
Eliott Keener
Guard #3
Jay Hilliard
Guard #4
Director
Producer
Cary Brokaw
executive producer
Otto Grokenberger
executive producer
Alan Kleinberg
producer
Russell Schwartz
executive producer
Jim Stark
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robby Müller
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Editor
Melody London
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Production Designer
Janet Densmore
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Costume Designer
Carol Wood
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Makeup Department
Donita Miller
makeup artist, hair stylist
Production Manager
David Ross McCarty
location unit manager
Rudd Simmons
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Guido Chiesa
second assistant director
Art Department
Janet Densmore
prop master, set dresser
Roger Knight
assistant props and sets
Sound Department
John Auerbach
supervising sound editor
Matthew Corey
apprentice sound editor
Mark Goodermote
boom operator
Stanley Kastner
sound re-recordist
Robin Katz
second assistant sound editor
Frank Kern
sound editor
Drew Kunin
sound mixer
Peter Waggoner
sound re-recordist
Sylvia Waliga
first assistant sound editor
Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Anderson
first assistant camera
Hank Billeaud
gaffer, best boy
Theo Cremona
second assistant camera
Paul Ferrara
key grip
Christopher Porter
gaffer
Michael Ruggles
best boy
Louis Tancredi
swing grip, electrician
Casting Department
Claudia Splecher
additional casting
Alison Walsh
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lynn Simpson
costume assistant
Editorial Department
Tim Brennan
negative matcher
Lori Mozilo
assistant film editor
Jay Rabinowitz
apprentice film editor
Tom Salvatore
color timer
Music Department
Doug Bowne
musician: drums
Curtis Fowlkes
musician: trombone
Tony Garnier
musician: acoustic bass
Tom Lazarus
music recordist, music mixer
Arto Lindsay
musician: guitar
Eugene J. Moye
musician: cello
E.J. Rodriguez
musician: percussion
Nana Vasconcelos
musician: percussion
Other Crew
Billy Bragg
available lighting
Allison Brandin
production assistant
Joe Catalanotto
independent studios
Charles De Cuir
production assistant
Sara Driver
production troubleshooter
Peter Grand
script supervisor
Matthew A. Handal
production assistant
Kathie Hersch
production coordinator/auditor
Eric Hoffman
projectionist
Tom Jarmusch
production assistant
Tommy Samona
production assistant
Stephanie Samuel
assistant location manager
Ida Schonfeld
intern
Phil Seifert III
production assistant
Mary Shelton
location assistant
Camela Smyke
office coordinator: New York
Lynn Staats
production controller
Alison Walsh
assistant coordinator
Thanks
Simon Brook
special thanks
Don Donigi
special thanks
Bill Nisselson
special thanks
Melvin Pukowsky
special thanks
Phil Sodano
special thanks
Enzo Ungari
dedicatee
Irwin Young
special thanks
Production Company
Black Snake
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Grokenberger Film Produktion
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Island Pictures
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Distributor
Cineplex-Odeon Home Video
Criterion Collection, The
Island Pictures
Key Video
King Record Co.
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
Lume Filmes
MCA Home Video
Madman Entertainment
,
Mediafilm
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Pandora Filmproduktion
Universum Film (UFA)
Miscellaneous
Cynosure Films
titles
Delta Airlines
special thanks to: In Louisiana
Island Records
"Jockey Full of Bourbon" and "Tango Till They're Sore" courtesy of
Louisiana Film Commission
assistance
Otto Nemenz International
Arriflex cameras provided by
Sound Ideas
music recorded and mixed
Sound One Corporation
post-production re-recording
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Jim Jarmusch
Broken Flowers (2005)
Coffee and Cigarettes (1986)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Dead Man (1995)
Down by Law
Mystery Train (1989)
Night on Earth (1991)
Permanent Vacation (1980)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
The Limits of Control (2009)
Year of the Horse (1997)
