Mystery Train

Sep 6, 1989

1h 46m

★ 7.3

Overview

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Mystery Train

JVC

Mystery Train Trailers

Cast

Mitsuko

Youki Kudoh

Jun

Masatoshi Nagase

Night Clerk

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Bellboy

Cinqué Lee

Luisa

Nicoletta Braschi

Dee Dee

Elizabeth Bracco

Johnny

Joe Strummer

Will Robinson

Rick Aviles

Charlie

Steve Buscemi

Man in Diner

Tom Noonan

Man in Station

Rufus Thomas

Radio DJ (voice)

Tom Waits

A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on the same weekend each year—in the same hotel room—and the years pass each has some personal crisis that the other helps them through, often without both of them understanding what is going on.

5.8

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5.9

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5.5

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5.5

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5.0

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An anthology of several segments about everyday Italian life.

6.3

Insignificance

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0.0

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6.3

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5.4

The Rooster

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1.0

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6.7

Coffee and Cigarettes II

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5.9

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7.3

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7.4

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6.2

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