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L.M. Kit Carson (adaptation)
Sam Shepard (written by)
9 November 1984 (USA) more
A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces. more
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his... more | full synopsis
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 14 wins & 5 nominations more
Wenders To Head Venice Jury
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Life-altering. The greatest film of all time. more (127 total)
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Travis Henderson | |
| Sam Berry | ... | Gas Station Attendant | |
| Bernhard Wicki | ... | Doctor Ulmer | |
| Dean Stockwell | ... | Walt Henderson | |
| Aurore Clément | ... | Anne Henderson (as Aurore Clement) | |
| Claresie Mobley | ... | Car Rental Clerk | |
| Hunter Carson | ... | Hunter Henderson | |
| Viva | ... | Woman on TV (as Viva Auder) | |
| Socorro Valdez | ... | Carmelita | |
| Edward Fayton | ... | Hunter's Friend | |
| Justin Hogg | ... | Hunter - Age 3 | |
| Nastassja Kinski | ... | Jane Henderson | |
| Tom Farrell | ... | Screaming Man | |
| John Lurie | ... | Slater | |
| Jeni Vici | ... | Stretch | |
| Sally Norvell | ... | Nurse Bibs | |
| Sharon Menzel | ... | Comedienne | |
| The Mydolls | ... | Rehearsing Band | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sam Shepard | ... | (unconfirmed) | |
| Brandy Tipton | ... | Hunter's Girlfriend (scenes deleted) | |
Directed by | |||
| Wim Wenders | |||
Writing credits | ||
| L.M. Kit Carson | (adaptation) | |
| Sam Shepard | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Anatole Dauman | .... | producer | |
| Pascale Dauman | .... | associate producer | |
| Don Guest | .... | producer | |
| Chris Sievernich | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ry Cooder | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Robby Müller | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Peter Przygodda | |||
Casting by | |||
| Gary Chason | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Kate Altman | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Birgitta Bjerke | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Karoly Balazs | .... | hair stylist (as Charles Balazs) | |
| Karoly Balazs | .... | makeup artist (as Charles Balazs) | |
Production Management | |||
| Udo Heiland | .... | post-production manager | |
| Karen Koch | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Claire Denis | .... | assistant director | |
| Michael Helfand | .... | trainee assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Lorrie Brown | .... | assistant art director | |
| Kimberly Buckley | .... | property master (as Kim Buckley) | |
| Craig Busch | .... | assistant props: Texas | |
| Anne Kuljian | .... | set decorator: Los Angeles | |
Sound Department | |||
| Dominique Auvray | .... | sound editor | |
| Douglas Axtell | .... | boom operator | |
| Hartmut Eichgrün | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Lothar Mankewitz | .... | sound processor | |
| Jean-Paul Mugel | .... | sound mixer (as Jean Paul Mugel) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Arthur Blum | .... | best boy grip | |
| Robert K. Feldmann | .... | key grip (as Robert Feldman) | |
| Kevin Galbraith | .... | electrician | |
| Greg Gardiner | .... | gaffer | |
| Agnès Godard | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Scott Guthrie | .... | best boy electric | |
| Robin Holland | .... | still photographer | |
| Martin Schäfer | .... | camera operator: additional photography, second unit | |
| Pim Tjujerman | .... | first assistant camera | |
Casting Department | |||
| Sheila Possner | .... | casting coordinator: Los Angeles | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Roberta Elkins | .... | wardrobe assistant: Texas | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Anne Schnee | .... | assistant editor | |
| Joachim von Mengershausen | .... | commissioning editor: WDR (as J. Von Mengershausen) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Homer Albin | .... | driver | |
| Lynn Brisbin | .... | driver | |
| Al Cantu | .... | driver | |
| Charles Griffith | .... | driver (as Charlie Griffith) | |
| Carl Johnson | .... | driver | |
| Tom Kelton | .... | driver | |
| Richard Padgett | .... | driver | |
| B.C. Smith | .... | driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Allison Anders | .... | production assistant | |
| Helen Caldwell | .... | script supervisor | |
| Walter Donohue | .... | story editor: Channel 4 | |
| Susan Elkins | .... | location manager: Texas | |
| Sarah Fitzsimmons | .... | office coordinator: New York | |
| Scott Kirby | .... | production assistant | |
| Patric Kreuzer | .... | production assistant | |
| Dean Lent | .... | production assistant | |
| Barbara Lucey | .... | accountant | |
| Dianne Mapp-Cheek | .... | production coordinator (as Dianne Lisa Cheek) | |
| Sherry McBride | .... | caterer: Texas | |
| Bonna Newman | .... | production assistant | |
| Lilyan Sievernich | .... | office coordinator: New York | |
| James Thompson | .... | location manager: Los Angeles (as Jim Thompson) | |
| Susanna Virtanen | .... | post-production office | |
Thanks | |||
| Lotte Eisner | .... | dedicatee (as Lotte H. Eisner) | |
| Barbara von Weitershausen | .... | thanks | |
Motel Chronicles (West Germany) (working title)
Paris, Texas (West Germany)
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147 min
West Germany | France | UK
1.66 : 1 more
Iceland:L | Australia:M | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2007) | West Germany:6 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Norway:12 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:R | France:U | Portugal:M/12
10060 Olivia Terrace, Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA more
The restaurant that Travis calls Walt's home from is actually located in Cabazon, CA (not San Bernardino, which is about 45 miles away.) This of course is home to Claude Bell's famous concrete T-Rex and brontosaurus. more
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The town of Terlingua is in west Texas, not south Texas as Walt states early in the movie. more
Walt:
We live in the suburbs, but I've got my business in town
Travis:
Oh yeah? What's your business?
Walt:
I make billboard signs for advertising.
Travis:
Oh yeah? So *you*'re the one who makes those signs, I love those. Some of them are beautiful.
Walt:
I'm not the only one who makes them, Trav.
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Referenced in Die Überraschung (2004) more
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I first saw this film almost fifteen years ago and thought about almost nothing else for at least a month. I have never seen a film before or since that presents the extremes of love, pain, and loss with such immediacy and ruthless candor. Watching this film with openness, identifying with the characters, made me wince and writhe in sympathetic agony. I didn't cry; rather, I was reminded of all the times I have wept in my life, and why.
Perhaps each person person has a film -- usually a masterpiece -- which affects him or her so strongly that it is beyond description. This is mine.