Paterson - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Paterson"
Paterson (2016)
Timing:
1:58 (118 min)
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Actors and characters
Dominic Liriano
Character Boy on Bus 1
Trevor Parham
Character Sam
Troy T. Parham
Character Dave
Chasten Harmon
Character Marie
Kacey Cockett
Character Woman in Red
Sterling Jerins
Character Young Poet
Johnnie Mae
Character Doc's Wife
Helen-Jean Arthur
Character Older Woman 1
Joan Kendall
Character Older Woman 2
Owen Asztalos
Character Small Boy 1
Jorge Vega
Character Small Boy 2
Sophia Muller
Character Small Girl
Mirla Pereira
Character Woman Drinking Coffee on the Bus (uncredited)
James Van Treuren
Character Coverall Man (uncredited)
Martin Van Treuren
Character Coverall Man (uncredited)
Volieda Webb
Character Bar Patron (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- For his role in this film, Adam Driver attended a school for learning to drive a bus. The production team was going to take on organizing driving lessons for Driver so he could obtain the appropriate license category, however Adam enrolled in a driving school on his own initiative. He studied for a total of three months in Queens, New York, and passed his driving test a week before filming began.
- The poems in the film were written by Ron Padgett, one of director Jim Jarmusch’s favorite contemporary poets. Padgett agreed to write several poems specifically for the film, and also gave his consent for the use of some poems he had already written.
- Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman had previously starred together in Wes Anderson’s "Moonrise Kingdom." That project was their first feature film.
- The conversation between the two construction workers on the bus is a real conversation that director Jim Jarmusch once overheard in a bar, recreated on screen.
- Almost 20 years ago, Jim Jarmusch wrote around 20 different treatments for this film.
- The poem that the little girl reads to Paterson was written personally by director Jim Jarmusch.
- "Paterson" is the second collaboration between Jim Jarmusch and actor Masatoshi Nagase after "Mystery Train." The difference between the films is 27 years.
- Characters in the film note that Paterson is named after the city. Paterson, the bus driver, is played by Adam Driver, whose surname translates to 'driver'.
- The man rapping in the laundromat is Method Man, a member of Wu-Tang Clan. Another member of the group, RZA, appeared in Jarmusch's "Ghost Dog" and wrote the soundtrack for the film. RZA and GZA also appeared in Jarmusch's "Coffee and Cigarettes," a collection of short films.
- In one scene, Laura (Golshifte Farahani) says that she has the same name as the wife of Francesco Petrarch, the 14th-century Italian poet. In reality, Laura was Petrarch's muse, but she was never his wife.
- To prepare for the role, Adam Driver attended bus driver school. The producers were going to arrange driving lessons, but Adam proactively enrolled in a school on his own initiative. He trained for a total of three months in Queens, New York, and passed his exam a week before filming started.
- The poems written by the main character belong to Ron Padgett – one of Jim Jarmusch's favorite contemporary poets. Padgett agreed to write several poems specifically for the film and gave permission to use some of his earlier works.
- A conversation between two construction workers on a bus – is a real conversation that director Jim Jarmusch once overheard in a bar.
- 20 years before filming, Jim Jarmusch wrote about 20 different treatments for this film.
- The conversation between the two construction workers on the bus is a real conversation that director Jim Jarmusch once overheard in a bar.
- Characters in the film note that Paterson is named after the city. Paterson, the bus driver, is played by Adam Driver, whose last name translates as 'driver'.
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