Mystery Train (1989)
| Release Date | 01 May 1989 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| Genre | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
| Country | USAJapan |
| Filming Locations | Arcade Cafe - 540 S. Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Language | English, Japanese, Italian |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Urban Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Themes | Down on Their Luck, Fish Out of Water, Culture Clash |
| Tones | Goofy, Wry, Deadpan, Humorous, Nostalgic, Quirky, Talky |
| Tags | Americana, Criminal, Foreign, Ghost, Italian [nationality], Japanese [nationality], Motel, Pop Culture, Tourist, Train [locomotive], Widow/widower |
Mystery Train is a 1989 independent anthology film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and set in Memphis, Tennessee. The film comprises a triptych of stories involving foreign protagonists unfolding over the course of the same night. "Far From Yokohama" features a Japanese couple (played by Youki Kudoh and Masatoshi Nagase) on a blues pilgrimage, "A Ghost" focuses on an Italian widow (Nicoletta Braschi) stranded in the city overnight, and "Lost In Space" follows the misadventure of a newly single and unemployed Englishman (Joe Strummer) and his companions (Rick Aviles and Steve Buscemi). They are linked by a run-down flophouse overseen by a night clerk (played by Screamin' Jay Hawkins) and his dishevelled bellboy (Cinqué Lee), a scene featuring Elvis Presley's "Blue Moon", and a gunshot.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Masatoshi Nagase
Jun
Cinqué Lee
Bellboy
Jodie Markell
Sun Studio Guide
William Hoch
Tourist Family
Pat Hoch
Tourist Family
Joshua Elvis Hoch
Tourist Family
Reginald Freeman
Conductor
Beverly Prye
Streetwalker
Stephen Jones
The Ghost
Lowell Roberts
Lester
Sara Driver
Airport Clerk
Richard Boes
2nd Man in Arcade Diner
Darryl Daniel
Waitress in Arcade Diner
Calvin Brown
Pedestrian
Jim Stark
Pall Bearer at Airport
Elan Yaari
Pall Bearer at Airport
Royale Johnson
Earl
Winston Hoffman
Wilbur
Rockets Redglare
Liquor Store Clerk
Marvell Thomas
Pool Player 1
Charles Ponder
Pool Player 2
D'Army Bailey
Pool Player 3
Director
Producer
Kunijiro Hirata
executive producer
Demetra J. MacBride
associate producer
Rudd Simmons
line producer
Jim Stark
producer
Hideaki Suda
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robby Müller
Editor
Melody London
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Production Designer
Dan Bishop
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Set Decorator
Dianna Freas
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Costume Designer
Carol Wood
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Makeup Department
Robert Laden
special makeup
Meredith Soupios
hair stylist supervisor, makeup supervisor
Production Manager
Kathie Hersch
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Heffron
first assistant director
Constance L. Hoy
second assistant director
Art Department
Jeff Butcher
prop master
Dianna Freas
hotel room paintings
Eric Gruber
construction coordinator
Takuya Matsuyama
special props: Tokyo
Tom Mittlestadt
assistant props
Sound Department
Gina Alfano
dialogue editor
Jeanne Atkin
apprentice sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Rick Dior
sound re-recording mixer: Todd A/O East
Eugene Gearty
sound effects editor
Mark Goodermote
boom operator
Robert Hein
supervising sound editor
Mary Hickey
assistant sound editor
Frank Kern
dialogue editor
Lori Kornspun
adr editor
Drew Kunin
location sound mixer
Ahmad Shirazi
dialogue editor
Sylvia Waliga
dialogue editor
Special Effects
Gary L. King
special effects coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Katherine M. Butler
second assistant camera
Paul Ferrara
key grip
Mark Higashino
assistant still photographer
Paul Leonard
additional grip
Chris Lombardi
first assistant camera
David Mackay
third electrician
John Joseph Minardi
third grip
Robert O'Bleness
additional electrician
Christopher Porter
gaffer
Melvin Pukowsky
best boy
Masayoshi Sukita
still photographer
Eric Wilson
additional electrician
Naomi Wise
fourth electrician
Elan Yaari
best boy
Casting Department
Noriko Murao
casting: Tokyo, Meries Casting Co.
Novella Smith
local casting
Kohta Yamada
casting: Tokyo, Meries Casting Co.
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daryl Kerrigan
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Tim Brennan
negative matcher
Dana Congdon
apprentice film editor
Jay Rabinowitz
assistant film editor
Gene Zippo
color timer
Music Department
Doug Bowne
musician: drums
Tony Garnier
musician: bass
Valerie Goodman
score coordinator
Tom Lazarus
music recording engineer
Transportation Department
Pat Stubbs
transportation
Charles Walsh
transportation
Other Crew
Jamaine Bell
production assistant: Memphis
Beth Bernstein
assistant production coordinator
Michael Berry
location manager
Molly Bradford
assistant to producer
Steve Carroll
production insurance: Albert G. Ruben, Inc.
Peggy Craven
production assistant: New York
Anna Doyle Jefferson
production assistant: Memphia
Karen Eisenstadt
production auditor
Yoshiko Furusawa
interpreter
Richard Heller
legal services: Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein and Selz
Donna Hester
assistant location manager
Sam Jackson
adr voice
Bobby Jay
adr voice
Georgia Kacandes
production coordinator
Tina Klein
production assistant: New York
Karen Longwell
adr voice
Ian MacDougall
translator: English
Elisabeth Myles
script supervisor
Kazuki Ohmori
translator: Japanese
Todd Pfeiffer
key set production assistant
Stacy Robison
assistant auditor
Christa Saredi
world sales: Saredi Film
Kerry Sherin
office coordinator: New York
Paul Snow
production assistant: Memphis
Danielle Sotet
post-production auditor
Tom Stocker
adr voice
Jeff Taylor
production assistant: Memphis
Ralph Wakefield
adr voice
George Walden
production insurance: Albert G. Ruben, Inc.
Jan Walker
assistant location manager
Noel Wiggins
production assistant: Memphis
Sherman Willmot
production assistant: Memphis
Thanks
Don Donigi
special thanks: processing and prints
Gary Hardy
special thanks
Bill Nisselson
special thanks: Sound One
Phil Sodano
special thanks: processing and prints
Irwin Young
special thanks: processing and prints
Production Company
JVC Entertainment
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Mystery Train
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Distributor
Orion Classics
Image Entertainment
Pyramide Distribution
Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
Orion Home Video
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
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Kinowelt Home Entertainment
Madman Entertainment
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Artificial Eye
Barrandov Biografia
Palace Films
Miscellaneous
Albert G. Ruben and Company
production insurance
Another Roadside Attraction
catering
Du Art Film Laboratories
processing and prints
Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein and Selz
legal services
Frieder Hochheim & Kino Flo
special lighting equipment
Meries Casting Co.
casting: Tokyo
Optical House, The
titles
Otto Nemenz International
Arriflex cameras and Zeiss lenses provided by
Saredi Film
world sales
Todd-AO Studios (East)
editing facilities , sound re-recording mixing
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