---
title: 'Stranger Than Paradise (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jim Jarmusch'
released: '1984-10-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/stranger-than-paradise-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088184/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

1984 · R · 88 min · Drama, Comedy · Germany, United States

Original title: Stranger than Paradise

## Synopsis

Stranger Than Paradise is a 1984 American black-and-white absurdist deadpan comedy film directed, co-written and co-edited by Jim Jarmusch, and starring jazz musician John Lurie, former Sonic Youth drummer-turned-actor Richard Edson, and Hungarian-born actress and violinist Eszter Balint. It features a minimalist plot in which the main character, Willie, is visited by Eva, his cousin from Hungary. Eva stays with him for ten days before going to Cleveland. Willie and his friend Eddie go to Cleveland to visit her, and the three then take a trip to Florida. The film is shot entirely in single long takes with no standard coverage.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [John Lurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lurie)
- **Producer:** [Sara Driver](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-driver)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tom DiCillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-dicillo)
- **Director:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch)
- **Screenplay:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch)
- **Editor:** [Jim Jarmusch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-jarmusch)

## Cast

- [John Lurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lurie)
- [Rockets Redglare](https://cinepixo.com/people/rockets-redglare)
- [Sara Driver](https://cinepixo.com/people/sara-driver)
- [Rammellzee](https://cinepixo.com/people/rammellzee)
- [Richard Edson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-edson)
- [Tom DiCillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-dicillo)
- [Logan Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/logan-carter)
- [Eszter Balint](https://cinepixo.com/people/eszter-balint)

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