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    Mystery Train (1989)

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    A seedy Memphis hotel where each room is a shrine to Elvis Presley (whose spirit pervades the entire movie) is the focus for three stories involving two Japanese tourists visiting Graceland, an Italian woman whose flight to Rome is delayed, and an Elvis lookalike down on his luck.

    As the assorted characters converge on the hotel, the two members of staff (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and Cinqué Lee, pictured below) appear unperturbed by their unusual clientele.

    The first American film to be wholly financed by Japanese cash, this is indie cinema close to its best.

    Demonstrating his customary, quirky genius for character, director Jim Jarmusch effortlessly weaves together the three stories set in a moth-eaten Memphis hotel.

    The scenes involving Japanese rock pilgrims Jun (Masatoshi Nagase) and Mitzuko (Youki Kudoh) are a delight, while the postmortem by Johnny (Joe Strummer) and Charlie (Steve Buscemi) of their bungled robbery is tantamount to a Tarantino prototype.

    Jun
    Masatoshi Nagase
    Mitzuko
    Youki Kudoh
    Night clerk
    Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
    Bellboy
    Cinqué Lee
    Luisa
    Nicoletta Braschi
    Dee Dee
    Elizabeth Bracco
    Ghost
    Stephen Jones
    Johnny
    Joe Strummer
    Will Robinson
    Rick Aviles
    Charlie
    Steve Buscemi
    Voice of radio DJ
    Tom Waits

    Director
    Jim Jarmusch

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