Down by Law (1986)

Comedy, Crime, Drama, General Film

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Writer(s): Jim Jarmusch

Starring: Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Billie Neal, Rockets Redglare, Vernel Bagneris, Timothea, L.C. Drane, Joy N. Houck Jr., Carrie Lindsoe, Ralph Joseph, Richard Boes, Dave Petitjean, Adam Cohen, Alan Kleinberg, Archie Sampier, David Dahlgren, Alex Miller, Eliott Keener, Jay Hilliard, Pruitt Taylor Vince

Synopsis: Two innocent people are arrested. An interesting third person, with broken English, joins them in their cell. On his idea, they decide to escape from the prison. Their journey is the rest of the movie.

Release Date: September 20, 1986 (USA) | Length: 107 min | Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama | Certificate: R

Note: Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 1986. Pruitt Taylor Vince were deleted from the film.