Mystery Train

Mystery Train

106 mins | Comedy | Sept. 6, 1989

In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.

Mystery Train

106 mins | Comedy | Sept. 6, 1989

Mystery Train
In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers JVC, Mystery Train
Original title Mystery Train
Directors Constance L. Hoy, Elisabeth Myles, Eric Heffron, Lisa Krueger, Jim Jarmusch
Writers Jim Jarmusch

Cast

Youki Kudoh

as Mitsuko

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

as Night Clerk

Cinqué Lee

as Bellboy

Elizabeth Bracco

as Dee Dee

Joe Strummer

as Johnny

Rick Aviles

as Will Robinson

Steve Buscemi

as Charlie

Tom Noonan

as Man in Diner

Rufus Thomas

as Man in Station

Tom Waits

as Radio DJ (voice)

Jodie Markell

as Sun Studio Guide

William Hoch

as Tourist #1

Pat Hoch

as Tourist #2

Joshua Elvis Hoch

as Tourist #3

Reginald Freeman

as Conductor

Beverly Prye

as Streetwalker

Sy Richardson

as Newsvendor

Stephen Jones

as The Ghost

Lowell Roberts

as Lester

Sara Driver

as Airport Clerk

Richard Boes

as 2nd Man in Diner

Darryl Daniel

as Waitress

Calvin Brown

as Pedestrian

Jim Stark

as Pall Bearer #1

Elan Yaari

as Pall Bearer #2

Royale Johnson

as Earl

Winston Hoffman

as Wilbur

Rockets Redglare

as Liquor Store Clerk

Marvell Thomas

as Pool Player #1 - Dave

Charles Ponder

as Pool Player #2

D'Army Bailey

as Pool Player #3