166 - Down By Law (1986)
Random Acts of Cinema
English - November 13, 2023 17:14 - 1 hour - 34.2 MB - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsVisual Arts Arts TV & Film criterion movies cinema film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
A classic odd couple picture, except… it’s a trio?! Hilarity and hijinks ensue when a couple of guys find themselves in the unlikeliest of situations: roommates!
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Well, kind of. Writer/director Jim Jarmusch jams John Lurie (as a pimp), Tom Waits (as a radio DJ), and Roberto Benigni (as a Roberto Benigni) into a Louisiana jail cell where tensions and unlikely loyalties form in this dryly funny, minimal masterpiece by one of America’s greatest directors.
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