On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.
Cinematography
Black-and-white shadows that make the West look truly haunted
Score
Neil Young's improvised electric guitar—raw, lonely, perfect
Acting
Gary Farmer's Nobody: weary, wise, absolutely steals the film
Director
Jim Jarmusch
Johnny Depp
William Blake
Gary Farmer
Nobody
Crispin Glover
Train Fireman
Lance Henriksen
Cole Wilson
Michael Wincott
Conway Twill
Eugene Byrd
Johnny 'The Kid' Pickett
John Hurt
John Scholfield
Robert Mitchum
John Dickinson
Iggy Pop
Salvatore 'Sally' Jenko
Gabriel Byrne
Charlie Dickinson
Jared Harris
Benmont Tench
Mili Avital
Thel Russell
Mark Bringelson
Lee, Younger Marshal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Neil Young composed the score by watching the film once and improvising on his guitar—no second takes, no edits. What you hear is his live reaction to seeing it.
The film's Nobody is based on real displaced Native figures who worked in Buffalo Bill's shows, and his poetry quotes are genuine—Jarmusch was obsessed with historical authenticity beneath the surrealism.
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