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Mystery Train

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
33K
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Nicoletta Braschi, Yûki Kudô, and Masatoshi Nagase in Mystery Train (1989)
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Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.

  • Director
    • Jim Jarmusch
  • Writer
    • Jim Jarmusch
  • Stars
    • Masatoshi Nagase
    • Yûki Kudô
    • Screamin' Jay Hawkins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    33K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • Writer
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • Stars
      • Masatoshi Nagase
      • Yûki Kudô
      • Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    • 77User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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    Top Cast34

    Masatoshi Nagase
    Masatoshi Nagase
    • Jun
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Yûki Kudô
    Yûki Kudô
    • Mitzuko
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    • (as Youki Kudoh)
    Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    • Night Clerk
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Cinqué Lee
    Cinqué Lee
    • Bellboy
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Rufus Thomas
    Rufus Thomas
    • Man in Station
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Jodie Markell
    Jodie Markell
    • Sun Studio Guide
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    William Hoch
    • Tourist Family
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Pat Hoch
    • Tourist Family
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Joshua Elvis Hoch
    • Tourist Family
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Reginald Freeman
    • Conductor
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Beverly Prye
    • Streetwalker
    • (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Nicoletta Braschi
    Nicoletta Braschi
    • Luisa
    • (segment "A Ghost")
    Elizabeth Bracco
    Elizabeth Bracco
    • Dee Dee
    • (segment "A Ghost")
    Sy Richardson
    Sy Richardson
    • Newsvendor
    • (segment "A Ghost")
    Tom Noonan
    Tom Noonan
    • Man in Diner
    • (segment "A Ghost")
    Stephen Jones
    • The Ghost
    • (segment "A Ghost")
    Lowell Roberts
    • Lester
    • (segment "A Ghost")
    Sara Driver
    Sara Driver
    • Airport Clerk
    • (segment "A Ghost")
    • Director
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • Writer
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews77

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    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The hotel where the three stories converge is no longer standing, so many fans of the movie have made pilgrimages to the site only to find that it no longer exists. It can, however, be seen in the background of the scene in Great Balls of Fire! (1989) where Alec Baldwin is preaching from his broken-down car.
    • Goofs
      There are no direct flights from Memphis to Rome.
    • Quotes
      • Mitzuko: Jun, why do you only take pictures of the rooms we stay in and never what we see outside while we travel?
      • Jun: Those other things are in my memory. The hotel rooms and the airports are the things I'll forget.
    • Crazy credits
      For Sara
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation/Roger & Me/Triumph of the Spirit/Mystery Train/Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Mystery Train
      Written by Junior Parker and Sam Phillips (uncredited)
      Performed by Elvis Presley

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 17, 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • A Ghost
    • Filming locations
      • Arcade Restaurant - 540 S. Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • Production companies
      • JVC Entertainment Networks
      • Mystery Train
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $2,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,541,218
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,588,273
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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