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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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James Newton Howard to Kevin Jarre
Jim Jarmusch Biography (1953-)
Born January 22, 1953, in Akron, OH; son of a businessperson and a reporter;companion of Sara Driver (a director, producer, and actress). Addresses: Office: Exoskeleton, Inc., 208 East Sixth St., New York, NY 10003.; Agent:International Creative Management, 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer, composer, cinematographer, editor, actor
- Birth Details
- January 22, 1953
- Akron, Ohio
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Director
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Permanent Vacation, 1980
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Stranger Than Paradise Part One: The New World (also known as The New World and Stranger Than Paradise), 1982, released by SamuelGoldwyn, 1984
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Coffee and Cigarettes, 1986
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Down by Law, Island Pictures, 1986
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Coffee and Cigarettes Part Two (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes: Memphis Version), 1988
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Mystery Train, Orion Classics, 1989
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Night on Earth (also known as LANewYorkParisRomeHelsinki and Une nuit sur terre), Fine Line, 1992
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Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes III), 1993
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Dead Man (also known as Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man), Miramax,1995
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The Year of the Horse (also known as Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live), October Films, 1997
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (also known as Ghost Dog, lavoie du samourai and Ghost Dog--Der Weg des Samurai), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
- "Int. Trailer Night," Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, Blue Dolphin, 2002
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Coffee and Cigarettes, United Artists, 2003
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Film Producer
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Permanent Vacation, 1980
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You Are Not I, 1981
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Night on Earth (also known as LANewYorkParisRomeHelsinki and Une nuit sur terre), Fine Line, 1992
- Executive producer, When Pigs Fly (also known as Wenn Schweinefliegen), 1993
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (also known as Ghost Dog, lavoie du samourai and Ghost Dog--Der Weg des Samurai), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
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Film Cinematographer
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You Are Not I, 1981
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Sleepwalk, 1986
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The Year of the Horse (also known as Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live), October Films, 1997
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Film Editor
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Permanent Vacation, 1980
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Stranger Than Paradise Part One: The New World (also known as The New World and Stranger Than Paradise), 1982, released by SamuelGoldwyn, 1984
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Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes III), 1993
- "Somewhere in California," Coffee and Cigarettes, United Artists,2003
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Film Sound Recording Technician
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Underground U.S.A., 1980
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Burroughs, 1988
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Film Work
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Other
- Production assistant, Lightning over Water (also known as Nick's Film--Lightning over Water and Nicks Movie), 1979
- Camera operator, Sleepwalk, 1986
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Fraulein Berlin, 1982
- Movie producer, American Autobahn, 1984
- Mr. Dade, Straight to Hell, Island Pictures, 1987
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Candy Mountain, International Film Exchange, 1987
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Running Out of Luck, 1987
- Second barkeeper, Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (also known as Helsinki-Naples All Night Long), 1988
- Car dealer in New York, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, 1989
- A stranger, The Golden Boat, 1990
- Monty, In the Soup (also known as In the Soup--Alles Kino and In the Soup--un mare di guai), Triton Pictures, 1992
- Himself, Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (also known as Tigrero: Ein Film, der nie gemacht wurde and Tigrero--elokuva joka ei valmistunut), Marianna Films, 1994
- Silver Rider, Iron Horseman (also known as Bad Trip), 1994
- Himself, Blue in the Face, Miramax, 1995
- Frostee Cream boy, Sling Blade (also known as Reckoning), Miramax, 1996
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Cannes Man (also known as Canne$ Man and Con Man), 1996
- Himself, R.I.P., Rest in Pieces, Media Luna, 1997
- Himself, The Year of the Horse (also known as Year of the Horse: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Live), October Films, 1997
- Himself, Divine Trash, 1998
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L.A. without a Map, SND, 1999
- Himself, Quien es Alejandro Chomski? (also known as Who Is Alejandro Chomski?), 2002
- Himself, Rockets Redglare!, Benzfilm Group/Big Plate Pictures, 2003
- Also appeared in Red Italy.
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Television Work
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Specials
- Segment director, "It's Alright With Me," Red, Hot & Blue, ABC, 1990
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Himself, The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera, syndicated, 1996
- Himself, Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman (documentary), American Movie Classics, 1998
- Himself, Pop Odyssee 2--House of the Rising Punk, 1998
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In Bad Taste: The John Waters Story, Independent Film Channel, 1999
- Himself, Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me, 2001
- Himself, The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, IndependentFilm Channel, 2001
- Himself, Hollywood High (documentary), American Movie Classics, 2003
- Himself, Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession, 2004
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Episodic
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American Cinema, PBS, 1995
- Himself, "Rio Ghosto," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (live action andanimated), The Cartoon Network, 1998
- Himself, Fishing with John, Independent Film Channel, 1998
- Himself, "Hooky/Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II," SpongeBob SquarePants (animated), Nickelodeon, 2000
- (Uncredited) Himself, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Val," V.I.P. (alsoknown as V.I.P.--Die Bodyguards), syndicated, 2001
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Himself, Film-Fest DVD: Issue 3--Toronto, BroadcastDVD, 2000
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Music Video Director
- "The Lady Don't Mind," by the Talking Heads, 1985
- "Sightsee M.C.!," by Big Audio Dynamite, 1986
- "It's All Right with Me," by Tom Waits, 1990
- "Big Time," by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, 1996
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Taped Readings
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (dramatic reading with others), byHunter S. Thompson, Island, 1996
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Permanent Vacation, 1980
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You Are Not I, 1981
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Stranger Than Paradise Part One: The New World (also known as The New World and Stranger Than Paradise), 1982, released by SamuelGoldwyn, 1984
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Coffee and Cigarettes, 1986
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Down by Law, Island Pictures, 1986
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Coffee and Cigarettes Part Two (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes: Memphis Version), 1988
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Mystery Train, Orion Classics, 1989
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Night on Earth (also known as LANewYorkParisRomeHelsinki and Une nuit sur terre), Fine Line, 1992
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Dead Man (also known as Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man), Miramax,1995
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (also known as Ghost Dog, lavoie du samourai and Ghost Dog--Der Weg des Samurai), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
- "Int. Trailer Night," Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, Blue Dolphin, 2002
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Coffee and Cigarettes, United Artists, 2003
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Film Music
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Scores
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Permanent Vacation, 1980
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Der Stand der Dinge (also known as O estado das coisas andThe State of Things), 1982
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Coffee and Cigarettes, 1986
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Coffee and Cigarettes Part Two (also known as Coffee and Cigarettes: Memphis Version), 1988
- Composer of the score for Reverse Angle. Songs with the group theDel-Byzanteens include "Atom Satellite."
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Cineaste, spring, 1996, p. 20
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Film Comment, May/June, 1992, p. 35
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Interview, June, 2004
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New Statesman, July 5, 1996, p. 41
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New York Times, April 30, 1992; February 29, 2000
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Premiere, February, 2000
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Rolling Stone, November 6, 1986, pp. 34, 38
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Time, March 13, 2000
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