Summary
Aloof teenage Japanese tourists, a frazzled Italian widow, and a disgruntled British immigrant all converge in the city of Memphis in hot pursuit of the elusive 'King' himself, Elvis!Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 521. |
| Subjects |
Presley, Elvis,
-- 1935-1977
-- Drama.
Graceland Mansion (Memphis, Tenn.) -- Drama. Japanese -- United States -- Drama. Comedy films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [Irvington, N.Y.] :The Criterion Collection,2010 |
| Edition | Special ed., widescreen version. |
| Contributors |
Jarmusch, Jim.
Hirata, Kunijiro. Suda, Hideaki. Stark, Jim. Müller, Robby, 1940-2018 Lurie, John, 1952- London, Melody. Bishop, Dan. Wood, Carol. Kudoh, Youki, 1971- Nagase, Masatoshi, 1966- Hawkins, Screamin' Jay. Lee, Cinqué. Braschi, Nicoletta, 1960- Bracco, Elizabeth. Strummer, Joe. Aviles, Rick, 1952-1995. Buscemi, Steve, 1957- Noonan, Tom. Thomas, Rufus, 1917-2001. Waits, Tom, 1949- Janus Films. Nihon Bikutā Kabushiki Kaisha. Mystery Train, Inc. Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Cinqué Lee, Nicoletta Braschi, Elizabeth Bracco, Joe Strummer, Rick Aviles, Steve Buscemi, Tom Noonan, Rufus Thomas, Tom Waits (voice). |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Robby Müller ; music, John Lurie ; editor, Melody London ; production designer, Dan Bishop ; costume designer, Carol Wood. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Language |
English Japanese In English and Japanese; with optional English subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989. Special features: New restored high-definition transfer with uncompressed mono soundtrack ; "Q&A with Jim" question and answer session with director Jim Jarmusch; "I put a spell on me" excerpts from the 2001 documentary; "Memphis tour" documentary on the film's locales; "Polaroids" and "Photo gallery" on-set and behind-the-scenes photos. Booklet: "Strangers in the night" essay by Dennis Lim; "Memphis blues again" essay by Peter Guralnick. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.77:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| ISBN | 9781604652826 1604652829 |
| Other | Classic View |