In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
hotel room
memphis, tennessee
cheap hotel
episodic movie
Rank
#18 in 1989·#1258 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
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Cast
Youki Kudoh
Mitsuko
Masatoshi Nagase
Jun
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Night Clerk
Cinqué Lee
Bellboy
Nicoletta Braschi
Luisa
Elizabeth Bracco
Dee Dee
Joe Strummer
Johnny
Rick Aviles
Will Robinson
Steve Buscemi
Charlie
Tom Noonan
Man in Diner
Tom Waits
Radio DJ (voice)
Jodie Markell
Sun Studio Guide
Crew
Jim Jarmusch
Director
Jim Jarmusch
Writer
John Lurie
Original Music Composer
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
John Lurie
Musician
Marc Ribot
Musician
Noël Wiggins
Production Assistant
Kazuki Ōmori
Translator
Howard Brookner
Thanks
Fumio Kurokawa
Thanks
Georgia Kacandes
Production Coordinator
Lisa Krueger
Script Supervisor
Popular Reviews
387 reviews
Josie
8.0★ · 04/28/26
Tom Waits? Screamin' Jay Hawkins? Hot greaser couple? Young Steve Buscemi (he's hot and I'm not afraid to say that)? rock n roll music throughout the movie? It feels like this movie was made specifically to appeal to me
Tom Waits? Screamin' Jay Hawkins? Hot greaser couple? Young Steve Buscemi (he's hot and I'm not afraid to say that)? rock n roll music throughout the movie? It feels like this movie was made specifically to appeal to me
Tess
8.0★ · 05/23/26
so they just never mention the giant roach
so they just never mention the giant roach
karim
tbh i think i have to watch more jim jarmursch to fully be able to rate his style
tbh i think i have to watch more jim jarmursch to fully be able to rate his style
Moritz Ellmer
5.0★ · 04/23/26
Is this movie about how foreigners don’t understand native speakers because of their accent and dialect? If that is the case, it worked,I didn’t understand half of the dialogue.
Is this movie about how foreigners don’t understand native speakers because of their accent and dialect? If that is the case, it worked,I didn’t understand half of the dialogue.
serena
7.0★ · 04/19/26
went in blind and was not ready for this much elvis presley i lowk #hatewatched but it was fun ngl, thank god for steve buscemi
went in blind and was not ready for this much elvis presley i lowk #hatewatched but it was fun ngl, thank god for steve buscemi
