Stranger Than Paradise (1983)
by Alternative Reel Staff

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Jim Jarmusch

Starring: John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark

"You know, it's funny. You come to someplace new and everything looks just the same."

"Stranger Than Paradise" Video


Dull Willie and his even duller buddy Eddie attempt to liven up their excruciatingly dull lives by taking a vacation . . . to Cleveland! Nothing much happens and that's the brilliance of this film. Somehow, Lurie ends up taking a one-way journey to Hungary. Director Jim Jarmusch filmed this static masterpiece for $120,000. Music by Lurie and his group "The Lounge Lizards."

"My aesthetic is minimal. I make films about little things that happen between human beings." —Jim Jarmusch



AR Rating: 9.25 Viewer Rating: 9.20

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