Paris, Texas

Jul 16, 1984

2h 25m

★ 8.1

A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.

Overview

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Road Movies

Argos films

WDR

Channel Four Films

Pro-ject Filmproduktion

Paris, Texas Trailers

Cast

Travis

Harry Dean Stanton

Jane

Nastassja Kinski

Walt

Dean Stockwell

Hunter

Hunter Carson

Anne

Aurore Clément

Doctor Ulmer

Bernhard Wicki

Gas Station Attendant

Sam Berry

Car Rental Clerk

Claresie Mobley

Woman on TV

Viva

Carmelita

Socorro Valdez

Hunter's Friend

Edward Fayton

Hunter (Age 3)

Justin Hogg

Julia and her son Dani with ADHD attend a birthday party to which they haven’t been invited. Parents seem reluctant to let them in but they end up letting them pass. The party goes on well until an aggression between the kids makes the adults to blame Dani and Julia loses her temper for defending him.

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5.3

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6.5

Hilary and Jackie

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7.2

Miss Oyu

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7.8

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5.9

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6.0

Our Daily Life

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6.4

Love Will Tear Us Apart

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0.0

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0.0

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0.0

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No overview available.

7.2

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5.9

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0.0

Rise and Shine

Invalid Date

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6.3

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6.9

The Bélier Family

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7.0

1000 Mabrouk

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6.7

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5.9

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