Down by Law

Down by Law

  • Director: Jim Jarmusch
  • Countries of origin: United States, West Germany
  • Language: English, Italian, French
  • Release date: September 25, 1986
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Bajo el peso de la ley
  • "Down by Law" is a comedy crime film directed by Jim Jamush, starring Tom Weitz and John Lowry.
    The film tells various stories caused by the arrival of two "innocent" criminals in the Orleans prison.

    Details

    • Release date September 25, 1986
    • Filming locations Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies Island Pictures, Black Snake, Grokenberger Film Produktion

    Box office

    Budget

    $1,100,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $1,435,668

    Gross worldwide

    $1,504,286

    Movie reviews

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    • By Daron 2021-12-23 08:01:11

      The direction is not important, as long as we go in the opposite direction

      The three people who should not have overlapped in the prison, but not surprisingly they parted ways in the world of Jamusch.

      [Zack]

      For men who just want to be DJs, there is a graffiti on the wall at home. Life is about dancing, and the key lies in where it goes downhill, not how bad it can be.

      Zack's get down soon came. His girlfriend couldn't bear his unwillingness to settle down and...

    • By Kiana 2021-12-23 08:01:11

      Like his structure

      The structure of his films is very similar, the "X"-shaped bifurcation-convergence-bifurcation, on both sides are infinite open bodies, instead of carefully designing a complete and closed narrative.

      His film seems to be an "on-going story", a self-conscious life entity. The characters in the story are not told about the past and the future. There is no flashback of memory, only the ongoing plot, just like The story will still grow outside of this movie. Everyone in the story does not...

    • By Amani 2021-12-23 08:01:11

      Outside the door of law

      The streets are quiet and empty, and they are neatly and evenly spaced from the buildings. They are designed as the most symbolic buildings in the city, like boring legal provisions. And when the camera moves horizontally and at a constant speed, the buildings erected in this scene look like thick railings in a prison, forming an enclosure. The characters you are about to see are in the detention of this kind of city like you. . In the camera that flashed quickly, several police officers were...

    • By Rahul 2021-12-23 08:01:11

      The fork in the drift is another escape

      Jamusch’s movies have always been prestigious. At the beginning, Tom Weitz’s husky drunk music overflowed, and the lyrics told ridiculous stories. They sang the decadent town in the movie, the hazy sky, and the uninteresting. people. Next is a set of classic long shots of Jia Muxu, looking from left to right, and then pushing forward. There are only two or three wandering pedestrians on the street. The police are arresting the prisoners, the children are playing baseball, and the gangsters are...

    • By Chadd 2021-12-23 08:01:11

      Many names, places, and even plots in the film are true

      The real name of the actor who played Bob the Italian (who is also a screenwriter and director) is Roberto Benigni. He said that his mother Isolina is very strange to kill rabbits, and his father's name is Luigi, and Roberto's parents really call these names. Nicoletta, the Italian woman from Cesena they later met, was originally named Nicoletta Braschi and was really born in Cesena. And these two Italian actors really got married in 1991!

      See...

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    • By Edison 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The full beauty of the black and white composition, and the stunning long shot at the beginning, almost don't have the plot, but the plot is still so Jarmusch. ....

    • By Orland 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      The black and white footage is attractive, and the intro and interlude sound great. The story is slightly simpler, but the shots have a certain appeal and...

    • By Guadalupe 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      It's not where you start - It's where you start again. ------------------------------------------------...

    • By Verda 2022-04-24 07:01:14

      Dirt-resistant canvas shoes, the world's canvas shoes! "Jockey Full Of Bourbon" is so...

    • By Savanna 2022-04-23 07:02:35

      The stacking of a large number of repeated sounds and images did not disappear immediately after the escape, but intensified during the escape. Like the 30 characters on the wall and the ice cream in the mouth, the barking of dogs, the chirping of insects, the furnishing of the wooden house in the jungle, and even the recurring patterns in the Italians' self-talk and DJ's sleepwalking show hosts are all indistinguishable. Pointing to the ending of returning to the starting point after...

    Movie plot

    Jack and Zac are two gangsters of New Orleans . One of them doesn’t know what to do, and the other simply has no ambitions. So they just mess around every day, and their girlfriends always complain, Zach’s. His wife kicked him out unbearably. Jack started pimping under the lobbying of his buddies and girlfriends, but due to his lack of experience, he was quickly framed and sent to prison. And Zac, who was driven out of the house by his...
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    Publisher:

    Island Pictures [The United States of America] (1986) (The United States of America) (theatrical)
    Pandora Filmproduktion GmbH [The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland] (1986) (West The Federal Republic of Germany, Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) (theatrical)
    Cineplex-Odeon Home Video [Canada] (1987) (Canada)...)
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    Other companies:

    Cynosure Films Inc. [The United States of America] titles (as Cynosure)
    Delta Airlines [The United States of America] special thanks to: In Louisiana
    Island Records "Jockey Full of Bourbon" and "Tango Till They're Sore" courtesy of
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    Movie quotes

    • Zack: Look, we're all staying together - until we find out where the hell we are.

    • Roberto: Zack, do you like - Robert Frost?

      Zack: Not this again, man.

    • Zack: Robert Frost? In Italian?

      Roberto: Yes. I have read all the - your poets in Italian.

      Zack: Bob Frost.

      Roberto: Frost.

      Zack: Bob Frost. - - In Italian.