Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 6 nominations
Joy N. Houck Jr.
- Detective Mandino
- (as Joy Houck Jr.)
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- Writer
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- TriviaRoberto Benigni's rabbit soliloquy was almost entirely self-written/improvisation, based on his own life experiences. His mother actually did raise rabbits.
- GoofsZack writes the number of the days he's spent in the cellar on the wall. Before he fights Jack for the first time, he angrily scribes two big lines (two days). In the next scene with Roberto, they are normal length.
- SoundtracksJockey Full of Bourbon
Written and Performed by Tom Waits
from his 'Rain Dogs' album
Courtesy Island Records, Inc.
(opening title)
Featured review
Three men escape from jail and head out into the Louisiana bayous. What follows is their journey and their attempts to evade the law.
Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, so you already know this is not going to be a conventional movie. Quirkily funny, with some great off-the-wall characters and good interplay between them. Plot is a bit random, though that's part of the movie's charm. The anarchy of the plot fits in well with the characters and general non-seriousness of the movie.
Good work by Tom Waits, John Lurie and Roberto Benigni in the lead roles.
Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, so you already know this is not going to be a conventional movie. Quirkily funny, with some great off-the-wall characters and good interplay between them. Plot is a bit random, though that's part of the movie's charm. The anarchy of the plot fits in well with the characters and general non-seriousness of the movie.
Good work by Tom Waits, John Lurie and Roberto Benigni in the lead roles.
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,100,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,435,668
- Gross worldwide
- $1,529,199
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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