Dead Man

Year:	1995
Country:	International
Language:	English
Genre:	Drama, Fantasy, Western
IMDB:	IMDB Page
Rating:	8.0 Rate
Collection:	Seen It Wishlist
Community:	4 Have Seen


Director	Jim Jarmusch
Selected Cast	Johnny Depp as William Blake
	Gary Farmer as Nobody
	Crispin Glover as Train Fireman
	Lance Henriksen as Cole Wilson
	Robert Mitchum as John Dickinson
	Gabriel Byrne as Charlie Dickinson
	John Hurt as John Scholfield
	Iggy Pop as Salvatore "Sally" Jenko
	Billy Bob Thornton as Big George Drakoulias
	Alfred Molina as Trading Post Missionary
Producer	Demetra J. MacBride
Writer	Jim Jarmusch
Soundtrack	Neil Young

Notes

USA / Germany / Japan co-production

On DVD & Blu-ray World

Blu-ray

Dead Man - The Criterion Collection - USA (2018)

Blu-ray

Dead Man - Madman - Australia (2010)

DVD

Dead Man - Criterion Collection - USA (2018)

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Comments and Reviews


Magic Marmalade 14th Feb 2024		He did choose a good career trajectory, rather than simply falling into "Hollywood icon / heartthrob" role it seems was wanted for him, and he has a more interesting body of work as a result. I've only really seen this and Ghost Dog by Jim Jarmusch, but love his vibe, and way of bringing art films into mainstream-ish territory - will look out for others of his now :) (I did find Coffee And Cigarettes on DVD last year, but - rookie error! - I got it home to discover no disc inside the case :(



alexlincs 14th Feb 2024		@Magic Marmalade in my opinion one of Depp's best and he has done more good films than he gets credit for, also my favourite Jaramusch film.



jakal68 10th Feb 2024



Magic Marmalade 8th Feb 2024		Rated 8/10 Weird and brilliant. I'd convinced myself that I had seen this... even heard of it before, but I think I was lying to myself. ...Anyway, now I have done both, and as anyone who has seen this, could not help but be taken aback by this dazzling monochrome hallucinatory journey onto some kind of western based mystical underworld... (Not entirely black and white, as there are very light blues, which mess with your head when viewed next to the greys, and make the mind see pinks on occasion) ...And having looked a little online after, seeing Jarmusch himself describe it as a psychedelic western, I'm inclined to agree. it's shot in this black white blue monochrome in an almost documentary looking style, and is loaded with short cameos and appearances from an incredible array of well known figures, from actors to Iggy Pop! As Johnny Depp's character: William Blake journeys into a town called Machine to get a job that isn't there, then gets into trouble with the company's boss and flees, setting forth thereafter on this Odyssey into an almost "up-river" journey onto the heart of darkness or light affair, guided for extended sequences by a Native American shaman like character who goes by the name of: Nobody... All the while, pursued by gang of three ruthless, yet hapless bounty hunters / killers. "Nobody" believes Depp's character is the reincarnation of the English poet and namesake: William Blake, and seeks to help him get to where his spirit truly belongs. You'll not see nothing like this. (Neil Young provides big solo grungy guitar soundtrack to this trip too :) 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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