Stranger than Paradise Movie Review 1984

Would-be New York hipster Willie (Lurie) is a Hungarian emigre who is asked to look after his newly arrived teenaged cousin Eva (Balint). They develop a weird affectionate relationship before Eva heads to Cleveland to live with an aunt (Stark). When Willie realizes he misses her, he and buddy Eddie (Edson) drive to visit her and the threesome then decide to head to Florida for some fun in the sun. The thinking person's mindless flick. Inventive, independent comedy made on quite a low budget was acclaimed at Cannes.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, New York, New York, Cousins

Screenplay

Jim Jarmusch

Cast

John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Sara Driver, Cecillia Stark, Danny Rosen

Cinematography

Tom DiCillo

Director

Jim Jarmusch

Music

John Lurie

Producer

Sara Diver, Samuel Goldwyn

Awards

Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1984: Film.