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30 October 1986 (West Germany) moreTagline:
It's not where you start - It's where you start again.Plot:
The story of three different men in a Louisiana prison and their eventual journey. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Trailer for Jim Jarmusch's The Limits Of Control(From QuietEarth. 5 March 2009, 9:29 AM, PST)
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spoliers........ trust moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Waits | ... | Zack |
 | John Lurie | ... | Jack |
 | Roberto Benigni | ... | Roberto |
 | Nicoletta Braschi | ... | Nicoletta |
 | Ellen Barkin | ... | Laurette |
| Billie Neal | ... | Bobbie |
| Rockets Redglare | ... | Gig |
 | Vernel Bagneris | ... | Preston |
| Timothea | ... | Julie |
| L.C. Drane | ... | L. C |
| Joy N. Houck Jr. | ... | Detective Mandino |
| Carrie Lindsoe | ... | Young Girl |
| Ralph Joseph | ... | Detective |
| Richard Boes | ... | Detective |
| Dave Petitjean | ... | Cajun Detective |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
107 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Australia:MFun Stuff
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Tango Till They're Sore moreFAQ
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Jim Jarmusch trusts his camera, his directing, his writing, and most of all his performers. This is a gem of a film, without pretense. The story and film just move, sluggishly chugging forward to an ending that is really more of a dissolve. The story is ultimately of little importance, just enough movement to show us a bit of the big jokester in the skies irony. I was struck by the similarity's to Dead Man, similarities quite aside the black and white photography. The enigmatic character at the center, the drifting in and out of the main characters, the use of the boat, the disposal of the usual plot devices, the cutting away of obvious scenes (like the "how' of the escape) I wish more films displayed this sort of ease with themselves. Great stuff, 8/10.