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Down by Law is a 1986 American independent neo-beat noir comedy film. [2] [better source needed] It was written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, and stars Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni. The film centers on the arrest, incarceration, and escape from jail of three men.
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
Down by Law: Directed by Jim Jarmusch. With Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi. Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Jim Jarmusch
- 1986-09-25
Down by Law - Full Cast & Crew. 75 Metascore. 1986. 1 hr 46 mins. Drama, Comedy, Action & Adventure. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Cons get a new cellmate, an oddball foreigner with plans...
- Jim Jarmusch
It tells the story of a pimp, an unemployed disc jockey and a bewildered Italian tourist and how they escape from jail and wind up slogging through the Louisiana bayous looking for a decent place to have breakfast.
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Vernel Bagneris. Preston. Nicoletta Braschi. DJ (Tom Waits), pimp (John Lurie) and tourist (Roberto Benigni) escape from New Orleans jail.