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Mystery Train

  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
31K
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Nicoletta Braschi, Yûki Kudô, and Masatoshi Nagase in Mystery Train (1989)
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Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.Three stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.

  • Director
    • Jim Jarmusch
  • Writer
    • Jim Jarmusch
  • Stars
    • Masatoshi Nagase
    • Yûki Kudô
    • Screamin' Jay Hawkins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • Writer
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • Stars
      • Masatoshi Nagase
      • Yûki Kudô
      • Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    • 73User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 8 nominations

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    Yûki Kudô and Masatoshi Nagase in Mystery Train (1989)
    Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Cinqué Lee in Mystery Train (1989)
    Nicoletta Braschi in Mystery Train (1989)
    Mystery Train (1989)
    Yûki Kudô and Masatoshi Nagase in Mystery Train (1989)
    Yûki Kudô and Masatoshi Nagase in Mystery Train (1989)
    Yûki Kudô in Mystery Train (1989)
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    Yûki Kudô, Masatoshi Nagase, and Rufus Thomas in Mystery Train (1989)
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    Cast34

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    Masatoshi Nagase
    Masatoshi Nagase
    • Jun (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Yûki Kudô
    Yûki Kudô
    • Mitzuko (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    • (as Youki Kudoh)
    Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    • Night Clerk (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Cinqué Lee
    Cinqué Lee
    • Bellboy (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Rufus Thomas
    Rufus Thomas
    • Man in Station (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Jodie Markell
    Jodie Markell
    • Sun Studio Guide (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    William Hoch
    • Tourist Family (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Pat Hoch
    • Tourist Family (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Joshua Elvis Hoch
    • Tourist Family (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Reginald Freeman
    • Conductor (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Beverly Prye
    • Streetwalker (segment "Far from Yokohama")
    Nicoletta Braschi
    Nicoletta Braschi
    • Luisa (segment "A Ghost")
    Elizabeth Bracco
    Elizabeth Bracco
    • Dee Dee (segment "A Ghost")
    Sy Richardson
    Sy Richardson
    • Newsvendor (segment "A Ghost")
    Tom Noonan
    Tom Noonan
    • Man in Diner (segment "A Ghost")
    Stephen Jones
    • The Ghost (segment "A Ghost")
    Lowell Roberts
    • Lester (segment "A Ghost")
    Sara Driver
    Sara Driver
    • Airport Clerk (segment "A Ghost")
    • Director
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • Writer
      • Jim Jarmusch
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The hotel where the three stories converge is no longer standing, so many fans of the movie have made pilgrimages to the site only to find that it no longer exists. It can, however, be seen in the background of the scene in Great Balls of Fire! (1989) where Alec Baldwin is preaching from his broken-down car.
    • Goofs
      There are no direct flights from Memphis to Rome.
    • Quotes

      Mitzuko: Jun, why do you only take pictures of the rooms we stay in and never what we see outside while we travel?

      Jun: Those other things are in my memory. The hotel rooms and the airports are the things I'll forget.

    • Crazy credits
      For Sara
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation/Roger & Me/Triumph of the Spirit/Mystery Train/Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Mystery Train
      Written by Junior Parker and Sam Phillips (uncredited)
      Performed by Elvis Presley

    User reviews73

    Review
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    Featured review
    Quirky movie
    Mystery Train is the type of movie that is over before you know it. Serious and funny at the same time. I like the layout of the picture, how all the people's live inter-mingled without touching each other and time started over when the next group of people started their adventure.

    Made in 1989, this movie still lives today, just like Elvis! Actually, this movie will be around for a very long time. With quirky being the "norm" for TV and movies now, it fits into the current movie atmosphere even more. I think this one fell in between the time of Twin Peaks & Northern Exposure on network TV and Six Feet Under and Dead Like Me on cable movie channels.

    This one ranks way up there with Momento as one of my favorite movies.
    helpful•32
    10
    • SuzieBorgt
    • Sep 3, 2003

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    • Release date
      • November 17, 1989 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • One Night in Memphis
    • Filming locations
      • Arcade Restaurant - 540 S. Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    • Production companies
      • JVC Entertainment Networks
      • Mystery Train
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,541,218
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,574,967
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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