Paris, Texas
"A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces."
Drama
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.
π¬ DirectorWim Wenders
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Release1984-07-16
π CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, France
π£ LanguageEnglish, Spanish
π’ StudioRoad Movies, Argos films, WDR
π³ Votes2,180
π₯ Popularity6
π° Budget$1,750,000
π΅ Revenue$2,181,987
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π Cast
Harry Dean Stanton
Travis
Nastassja Kinski
Jane
Dean Stockwell
Walt
Hunter Carson
Hunter
Aurore ClΓ©ment
Anne
Bernhard Wicki
Doctor Ulmer
Sam Berry
Gas Station Attendant
Claresie Mobley
Car Rental Clerk
Viva
Woman on TV
Socorro Valdez
Carmelita
Edward Fayton
Hunter's Friend
Justin Hogg
Hunter (Age 3)
Tom Farrell
Screaming Man
John Lurie
'Slater'
Jeni Vici
'Stretch'
π₯ Crew
Director
Wim Wenders
Producer
Don Guest
Executive Producer
Chris Sievernich
Original Music Composer
Ry Cooder
Director of Photography
Robby MΓΌller
Editor
Peter Przygodda
Art Direction
Kate Altman
Costume Design
Birgitta Bjerke
Boom Operator
Douglas Axtell
Producer
Anatole Dauman
πΌ Gallery
π· Keywords
vanregretamnesiasibling relationshiptexaspeep showredemptionroad tripmutelos angeles, californiaon the roaddesert
π¬ Reviews
Harry Dean Stanton is on cracking form here the amnesiac "Travis". He turns up in a Texan clinic dressed in a striped suit, but recalling little for the slightly roguish doctor who helps him after some dehydrating time in the desert to use to help identify him. A tiny scrap of paper in his wallet enables him to, though, and soon "Walt" (Dean Stockwell) arrives to try and get his long-lost brother β¦
**A film full of qualities, but which will not please the general public.** There are films that are made for commercial audiences and others that are clearly made to please specialized critics and film theorists. Although this film was present on the commercial circuit, the truth is that Wim Wenders directed this film for critics and film festival audiences, and this explains why critics love β¦
I discovered Paris, Texas through Letterboxd's Top 250 Films with Most Fans, having never heard of it before. The 8.1 IMDB rating caught my attention, so I decided to give this acclaimed film a shot. What Worked The film starts genuinely intriguing. Travis's complete silence in the opening act was captivating - Harry Dean Stanton delivers a convincing portrayal of someone emotionally holloweβ¦
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