List of the best John Lurie movies: Stranger Than Paradise(1984), Down by Law(1986), Permanent Vacation(1982), The Little Devil(1988), Sleepwalk(2000), New Rose Hotel(1998), Paris, Texas(1984) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA|West Germany
1984
90 Minutes
John Lurie Eszter Balint Richard Edson Cecillia Stark Danny Rosen Rammellzee Tom DiCillo Richard Boes Rockets Redglare Harvey Perr Brian J. Burchill
slacker best friend cousin gambler aunt drug dealer offbeat calm witty quirky new york city cleveland florida movie theater car hotel boredom luck road trip culture clash
A New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.
Comedy
USA|West Germany
1986
106 Minutes
Original Music
Tom Waits John Lurie Roberto Benigni Ellen Barkin Billie Neal Rockets Redglare Vernel Bagneris Nicoletta Braschi
pimp disc jockey italian charming bayou prison break wrongful conviction male bonding escape 1980s
Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
Comedy, Drama
1982
75 Minutes
Music
Chris Parker Leila Gastil John Lurie Richard Boes Sara Driver Charlie Spademan Jane Fire Ruth Bolton
slacker dark new york city united states meaning of life discovery transformation 1980s
A drifter (Chris Parker) wanders Manhattan searching for purpose and meaning, seeing his girlfriend (Leila Gastil) and meeting strangers.
Fantasy, Comedy
Italy
1988
110 Minutes
Cusatelli
Roberto Benigni Walter Matthau Nicoletta Braschi John Lurie Stefania Sandrelli Paolo Baroni Franco Fabrizi Giacomo Piperno Flavio Bonacci Annabella Schiavone John Karlsen
demon priest beautiful woman possessed woman woman outlandish quirky hysterical rome house church possession unlikely romance unlikely friendship religion exorcism escape discovery love 1980s
During an exorcism, father Maurice meets a little devil named Giuditta, who refuses to return to hell and decides to discover the world.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
98 Minutes
Frank
Drea de Matteo Ivan Martin Catherine Kellner John Lurie Ron Ryan
At loose ends drifter (Ivan Martin) stumbles upon a struggling painter (Drea de Matteo) as he searches for answers under the stars and rooftops of New York.
Drama
USA
1998
92 Minutes
Distinguished Man
Christopher Walken Willem Dafoe Asia Argento Yoshitaka Amano Annabella Sciorra Gretchen Mol John Lurie Ryuichi Sakamoto
Two businessmen are hired to steal secrets from a rival, and decide to use a beautiful call girl to do so.
Drama
West Germany|France|UK
1984
148 Minutes
Slater
Harry Dean Stanton Nastassja Kinski Dean Stockwell Aurore Clément Hunter Carson Bernhard Wicki Viva Auder Socorro Valdez Tom Farrell John Lurie
middle-aged man brother wife son brooding emotional paris, texas desert los angeles household amnesia missing persons family reunion traumatic past marriage discovery transformation 1980s
Travis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family.