Movie
Down by Law
1986R1h 46m7.3 / 10
It's not where you start - It's where you start again.
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
More about Down by Law
Cast
Tom WaitsZack
John LurieJack
Roberto BenigniRoberto
Nicoletta BraschiNicoletta
Ellen BarkinLauretteBillie NealBobbie
Rockets RedglareGig
Vernel BagnerisPrestonCredits
- Directed by
- Jim Jarmusch
- Written by
- Jim Jarmusch
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.1M
- Box office
- $1.5M
Production
Island PicturesUnited States- Black SnakeUnited States
- Grokenberger Film ProduktionGermany
Themes
bayoublack and whitecell mateconvictdjescapefightlouisiana
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