Paris, Texas (1984)
| Release Date | 19 May 1984 |
| Tagline | A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | West GermanyFranceUK |
| Filming Locations | 10060 Olivia Terrace, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Road Movie |
| Mood | Only Human, In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Haunted By the Past, Wanderlust, Redemption, Fathers and Sons, Journey of Self-Discovery |
| Tones | Deliberate, Meditative, Melancholy, Lyrical, Reflective, Bittersweet, Poignant |
| Tags | Amnesia, Bitterness, Brother, Desert, Drifter, Family Separation, Family Tragedy, Missing Person, On The Road, Relationship, Search, Son |
Paris, Texas is a 1984 American film directed by Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by L.M. Kit Carson and playwright Sam Shepard, and the distinctive musical score was composed by Ry Cooder. The cinematography is by Robby Müller.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Sam Berry
Gas Station Attendant
Claresie Mobley
Car Rental Clerk
Hunter Carson
Hunter Henderson
Socorro Valdez
Carmelita
Edward Fayton
Hunter's Friend
Justin Hogg
Hunter - Age 3
Tom Farrell
Screaming Man
Jeni Vici
Stretch
Sally Norvell
Nurse Bibs
Sharon Menzel
Comedienne
The Mydolls
Rehearsing Band
Brandy Tipton
Hunter's Girlfriend
Director
Writer
L.M. Kit Carson
Producer
Anatole Dauman
producer
Pascale Dauman
associate producer
Don Guest
producer
Chris Sievernich
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robby Müller
Editor
Peter Przygodda
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Casting Director
Gary Chason
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Art Director
Kate Altman
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Costume Designer
Birgitta Bjerke
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Makeup Department
Karoly Balazs
makeup artist, hair stylist
Production Manager
Udo Heiland
post-production manager
Karen Koch
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Helfand
trainee assistant director
Art Department
Lorrie Brown
assistant art director
Kimberly Buckley
property master
Craig Busch
assistant props: Texas
Anne Kuljian
set decorator: Los Angeles
Sound Department
Dominique Auvray
sound editor
Douglas Axtell
boom operator
Hartmut Eichgrün
sound re-recording mixer
Lothar Mankewitz
sound processor
Jean-Paul Mugel
sound mixer
Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Blum
best boy grip
Robert K. Feldmann
key grip
Kevin Galbraith
electrician
Greg Gardiner
gaffer
Agnès Godard
first assistant camera
Scott Guthrie
best boy electric
Robin Holland
still photographer
Martin Schäfer
camera operator: additional photography, second unit
Pim Tjujerman
first assistant camera
Casting Department
Sheila Possner
casting coordinator: Los Angeles
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roberta Elkins
wardrobe assistant: Texas
Editorial Department
Anne Schnee
assistant editor
Joachim von Mengershausen
commissioning editor: WDR
Transportation Department
Homer Albin
driver
Lynn Brisbin
driver
Al Cantu
driver
Charles Griffith
driver
Carl Johnson
driver
Tom Kelton
driver
Richard Padgett
driver
B.C. Smith
driver
Other Crew
Helen Caldwell
script supervisor
Walter Donohue
story editor: Channel 4
Susan Elkins
location manager: Texas
Sarah Fitzsimmons
office coordinator: New York
Scott Kirby
production assistant
Patric Kreuzer
production assistant
Dean Lent
production assistant
Barbara Lucey
accountant
Dianne Mapp-Cheek
production coordinator
Sherry McBride
caterer: Texas
Bonna Newman
production assistant
Lilyan Sievernich
office coordinator: New York
James Thompson
location manager: Los Angeles
Susanna Virtanen
post-production office
Thanks
Lotte Eisner
dedicatee
Barbara von Weitershausen
thanks
Production Company
Road Movies Filmproduktion
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Argos Films
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
Channel Four Films
Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Distributor
Argos Films
ELKE
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Tobis
Lii-Filmi
Primer Plano Film Group
Sandrew Film & Teater
Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK)
Axiom Films
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
Look Vídeo
Madman Entertainment
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Palace Video
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Ripley's Home Video
SBP
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
Sandrews
T:mi Pekka Pietislä
Yleisradio (YLE)
marketing-film
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Miscellaneous
Warner Bros. Records
soundtrack
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