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Release Date
• USA: May 10, 1996
DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 25, 2003
Budget USD 9,000,000
Running Time
2 hours, 1 minute
Country USA, Germany, Japan
Production Companies
Pandora Filmproduktion GmbH, JVC Entertainment Networks Inc., Newmarket Capital Group L.P., 12 Gauge Productions
Studio 12-Gauge Productions, Miramax, Pandora Film, TriStar
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Other Titles
• Dead Man (1995)
• Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man
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Genre: Crime, Adventure, Drama, Western, Cult Classic, Drugs, On The Road, Murder, Law, Outlaws, Escape, Revenge, Culture Clash, Surreal, Mistaken Identity, Cannibals, Satire, Black Comedy
Tagline: No one can survive becoming a legend.
Plot: In bringing his distinct vision to the Western genre, writer-director Jim Jarmusch has created a quasi-mystical avant-garde drama that remains a deeply spiritual viewing experience. After losing his parents and fiancée, a Cleveland accountant named William Blake (a remarkable Johnny Depp) spends all his money and takes a train to the frontier town of Machine in order to work at a factory. Upon arriving in Machine, he is denied his expected job and finds himself a fugitive after murdering a man in self-defense. Wounded and helpless, Blake is befriended by Nobody (Gary Farmer), a wandering Native American who considers him to be a ghostly manifestation of the famous poet. Nobody aids Blake in his flight from three bumbling bounty hunters, preparing him for his final journey--a return to the world of the spirits. Jarmusch once again employs the beautifully contrasted black-and-white photography of Robby Müller, which sets a poetic, dreamy mood. He also fades in and out of scenes in order to better reflect Blake’s dazed, weak mental state. Adding an even greater depth to the film is Neil Young’s haunting score, which completes the overall effect. DEAD MAN stands firmly as a timeless work of art whose impact only increases upon subsequent viewings.
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Jim Jarmusch
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Broken Flowers, Night on Earth |
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| Written by |
Jim Jarmusch
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Broken Flowers, Night on Earth |
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| Cast |
Johnny Depp
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
 | Crispin Glover
Back to the Future, Charlie's Angels, What's Eating Gilbert Grape |
 | John Hurt
Alien, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Hellboy |
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 | Gabriel Byrne
The Usual Suspects, Enemy of the State, End of Days |
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 | Michael Wincott
Alien: Resurrection, The Crow, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves |
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| Music By |
Neil Young
Where the Buffalo Roam, Melody, Out of the Blue |
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