Stranger Than Paradise

Oct 1, 1984

1h 29m

★ 7.2

A new American film

Overview

A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Cinesthesia Productions

Grokenberger Film Produktion

ZDF

Stranger Than Paradise Trailers

Cast

Willie

John Lurie

Eva

Eszter Balint

Eddie

Richard Edson

Aunt Lotte

Cecillia Stark

Billy

Danny Rosen

Man with money

Rammellzee

Airline Agent

Tom DiCillo

Factory Worker

Richard Boes

Poker Player

Rockets Redglare

Poker Player

Harvey Perr

Poker Player

Brian J. Burchill

Girl with Hat

Sara Driver

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