Stranger Than Paradise - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Stranger Than Paradise"
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Timing: 1:26 (86 min)
Stranger Than Paradise - TMDB rating
7.159/10
499
Stranger Than Paradise - Kinopoisk rating
7.621/10
16680
Stranger Than Paradise - IMDB rating
7.4/10
43000

Actors and characters

Photo John Lurie #96801Photo John Lurie #96802

John Lurie

John Lurie
Character Willie
Photo Eszter Balint #205062Photo Eszter Balint #205063Photo Eszter Balint #205064
Eszter Balint
Character Eva
Photo Richard Edson #80756Photo Richard Edson #80757

Richard Edson

Richard Edson
Character Eddie
Cecillia Stark
Character Aunt Lotte
Danny Rosen
Character Billy
Photo Rammellzee #205065Photo Rammellzee #205066Photo Rammellzee #205067

Rammellzee

Rammellzee
Character Man with money
Photo Tom DiCillo #205068Photo Tom DiCillo #205069Photo Tom DiCillo #205070Photo Tom DiCillo #205071

Tom DiCillo

Tom DiCillo
Character Airline Agent
Photo Richard Boes #115493
Richard Boes
Character Factory Worker
Photo Rockets Redglare #97716

Rockets Redglare

Rockets Redglare
Character Poker Player
Harvey Perr
Character Poker Player
Brian J. Burchill
Character Poker Player
Photo Sara Driver #200392Photo Sara Driver #200393Photo Sara Driver #200394

Sara Driver

Sara Driver
Character Girl with Hat
Paul Sloane
Character Motel Owner

What's left behind the scenes

  • Jim Jarmusch shot the first (half-hour) version of the film on film stock gifted to him by Wim Wenders. These were leftovers that the German director had after filming 'The State of Things' (1982).
  • Jim Jarmusch was very indignant to learn that all the money he had paid for the use of Screamin' Jay Hawkins' (1929-2000) song "I Put a Spell on You" went to the record company, and Hawkins himself received nothing at all. The film was commercially successful, and Jarmusch tracked down Hawkins (who was living in a trailer at the time) and handed him a sum of money personally. This incident marked the beginning of a friendship that ended only with Hawkins' death. According to Jarmusch, Hawkins repeatedly promised to return the money to him, although Jarmusch always demurred, saying it was a gift.
  • Jim Jarmusch shot the first (half-hour) version of the film on film stock given to him by Wim Wenders. These were the leftovers that the German director had after filming “The State of Things” (1982).
  • Jim Jarmusch was very indignant to learn that all the money he paid for using Screamin' Jay Hawkins’ (1929-2000) song “I Put a Spell on You” went to the record company, and Hawkins himself didn’t receive anything at all. The film was commercially successful, and Jarmusch tracked down Hawkins (who was living in a trailer at the time) and handed him a certain sum of money in person. This incident began a friendship that ended only with Hawkins’ death. According to Jarmusch, Hawkins repeatedly promised to return the money to him, although Jarmusch always denied it and said it was a gift.
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