Down By Law
In one of the hippest comedies ever made, three misfits find themselves thrown together in a New Orleans jail cell. There’s Zach the unemployed DJ, Jack the small-time pimp and Bob the crazy Italian tourist. Unavailable for many years, this cult hit stars Tom Waits, John Lurie and the Oscar-winning director and star of Life is Beautiful, Roberto Benigni. A film that firmly established Jim Jarmusch as the coolest director on the American independent scene.
Special Features:
- New high-definition digital transfer
- Thoughts and reflections by Jim Jarmusch
- Outtakes
- 2002 video interview with director of photography Robby Muller
- 1986 Cannes Film Festival press conference with Jarmusch and stars John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, and Nicoletta Braschi
- 1986 John Lurie interview with commentary
- Q & A with Jim Jarmusch
- Jim Jarmusch's phone calls with Lurie, Benigni, and Waits
- Isolated music track
- Production Polaroids
- Location stills
- Music video of Tom Waits' cover of Cole Porter's “It's All Right with Me,” directed by Jim Jarmusch
Critic Reviews:
- " Down By Law is oddly heart-warming, magnifying moments of unexpected camaraderie between kindred spirits who don't immediately ID each other as such. " – Vadim Rizov
- " Mutual irritation merges into grudging friendship, and the wit manages to be both broad and smart, soulful and silly, subtle and raucous, all at the same time. " – Emma Johnston
- " [An] odd, funny, strangely mesmerizing three-part comedy. " – Jeffrey M. Anderson