Mystery Train
Three stories, all set in Memphis during the same night in the same hotel. The director explores the crumbling, decaying edges of the city through the eyes of foreigners: Japanese teenagers, an Italian widow and a British punk.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jun [1] Masatoshi Nagase
- Mitzuko [1] Youki Kudoh
- night clerk [1] Screamin' Jay Hawkins
- bellboy [1] Cinqué Lee
- man in station [1] Rufus Thomas
- Sun Studio guide [1] Jodie Markell
- tourist family [1] William Hoch
- tourist family [1] Pat Hoch
- tourist family [1] Joshua Elvis Hoch
- conductor [1] Reginald Freeman
- streetwalker [1] Beverly Prye
- Luisa [2] Nicoletta Braschi
- Dee Dee [2] Elizabeth Bracco
- newsvendor [2] Sy Richardson
- man in diner [2] Tom Noonan
- The Ghost [2] Stephen Jones
- Lester [2] Lowell Roberts
- airport clerk [2] Sara Driver
- 2nd man in diner [2] Richard Boes
- waitress [2] Darryl Daniel
- pedestrian [2] Calvin Brown
- pallbearer [2] Jim Stark
- pallbearer [2] Elan Yaari
- Johnny [3] Joe Strummer
- Will Robinson [3] Rick Aviles
- Charlie [3] Steve Buscemi
- Ed [3] Vondie Curtis Hall
- Earl [3] Royale Johnson
- Wilbur [3] Winston Hoffman
- liquor store clerk [3] Rockets Redglare
- Dave, 1st pool player [3] Marvell Thomas
- 2nd pool player [3] Charles Ponder
- 3rd pool player [3] D'Army Bailey
- radio DJ [3] Tom Waits
Credits
Direction
- Director Jim Jarmusch
- Assistant Director Eric N. Heffron
- Assistant Director Constance L. Hoy
Production
- © Inc Mystery Train
- © JVC
- Executive Producer Kunijiro Hirata
- Executive Producer Hideaki Suda
- Producer Jim Stark
- Line Producer Rudd Simmons
- Associate Producer Demetra J. Macbride
- Production Manager Kathie Hersch
- Production Co-ordinator Georgia Kacandes
- Location Manager Michael Berry
- Location Manager Jan Walker
- Production Assistant (Key Set) Todd Pfeiffer
- Production Assistant (Memphis) Jamaine Bell
- Production Assistant (Memphis) Anna Doyle Jefferson
- Production Assistant (Memphis) Paul Snow
- Production Assistant (Memphis) Jeff Taylor
- Production Assistant (Memphis) Noel Wiggins
- Production Assistant (NY) Peggy Craven
- Production Assistant (NY) Tina Klein
Casting
- Casting Novella Smith
- Casting Meries Company Limited
- Casting (Tokyo) Kohta Yamada
- Casting (Tokyo) Noriko Murao
Writing
- Screenplay Jim Jarmusch
Photography
- Director of Photography Robby Müller
Special Effects
- Special Effects Co-ordinator Gary King
Editing
- Editor Melody London
Design
- Production Designer Dan Bishop
- Set Decorator/Hotel Room Paintings Dianna Freas
Costumes
- Costume Designer Carol Wood
- Wardrobe Supervisor Daryl Kerrigan
Make-up
- Make-up Supervisor Meredith Soupios
- Special Make-up Robert Laden
Titles
- Titles The Optical House
Music
- Music John Lurie
- Musician (Guitar/Harmonica) John Lurie
- Musician (Guitar/Banjo) Marc Ribot
- Musician (Bass) Tony Garnier
- Musician (Drums) Douglas B. Browne
- Score Co-ordinator Valerie Goodman
Sound
- Music Recording Tom Lazarus
- Sound Recording Drew Kunin
- Sound Re-recording Rick Dior
- Supervising Sound Editor Robert Hein
- Dialogue Editor Gina R. Alfano
- Dialogue Editor Frank Kern
- Dialogue Editor Ahmad Shirazi
- Dialogue Editor Sylvia Waliga
- Sound Effects Editor Eugene Gearty
- ADR (Voice-over Artist) Samuel L. Jackson
- ADR (Voice-over Artist) Karen Longwell
- ADR (Voice-over Artist) Ralph Wakefield
- ADR (Voice-over Artist) Bobby Jay
- ADR (Voice-over Artist) Tom Stocker
- ADR (Editor) Lori Kornspun
- Foley (Artist) Marko Costanzo
Consultant
- Translator (Japanese) Kazuki Oomori
- Translator (English) Ian Macdougall
- Interpreter Furusawa Furusawa