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Down by Law

Year:
Duration:
107 min
Genres:
Comedy | Crime | Drama
IMDB rate:
7.9
Director:
Jim Jarmusch
Awards:
5 wins & 5 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1986-10-30
Filming Locations: Louisiana, USA
Earnings
Budget: $1,100,000
Opening Weekend: $49,840 (USA) (28 September 1986)
Gross: $1,419,835 (USA) (21 December 1986)
Cast
Actor
Character
Tom Waits
Zack
John Lurie
Jack
Roberto Benigni
Roberto
Ellen Barkin
Laurette
Billie Neal
Bobbie
Rockets Redglare
Gig
Vernel Bagneris
Preston
Timothea
Julie
L.C. Drane
L.C.
Joy N. Houck Jr.
Detective Mandino (as Joy Houck Jr.)
Carrie Lindsoe
Young Girl
Ralph Joseph
Detective
Richard Boes
Detective
Dave Petitjean
Cajun Detective
Adam Cohen
Uniformed Cop
Alan Kleinberg
Corpse
Archie Sampier
Prisoner
David Dahlgren
Guard #1
Alex Miller
Guard #2
Eliott Keener
Guard #3 (as Elliot Keener)
Jay Hilliard
Guard #4
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Trivia
Roberto Benigni had never been to America prior to this film.
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Roberto Benigni's rabbit soliloquy was almost entirely self-written/improvisation, based on his own life experiences. His mother actually did raise rabbits.
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Jim Jarmusch had intended that the shack that the fugitives find refuge in after escaping prison would have bunk beds, so as to make it look exactly like the prison cell. Incredibly, they found a shack where two bunk beds were already standing, so no extra furniture had to be added.
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Goofs
Zack writes the number of the days that he's spent in cellar on the wall. Before he fights Jack for the first time, he angrily writes two big lines (two days). In the next scene with Roberto they are normal length.
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Quotes
Jack: Julie, what're you doing out here?
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Roberto: I scream. You scream. We all scream. For ice cream.
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Bobbie: My mama used to say that America's the big melting pot. You bring it to a boil and all the scum rises to the top.
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Faq
Q
i just rented this from netflix. There seems to be a scene missing. when Begnini describes his crime, his guilt to Jack and Zach, didn't we originally see him throw the 8-ball? Why was that cut? the disc was from the Criterion collection, rereleased 2004. any help finding the missing scene would be helpful.
A
i dont know.
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Photos from cast
Nicoletta Braschi Pruitt Taylor Vince
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