Down by Law
Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Released
- 1986
- Country
- United States, West Germany
Details
Release year: 1986
Storyline
Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
Top credits
Tom Waits ā Zack
John Lurie ā Jack
Roberto Benigni ā Roberto
Nicoletta Braschi ā Nicoletta
Did you know
ā¢ Roberto Benigni's rabbit soliloquy was almost entirely self-written/improvisation, based on his own life experiences. His mother actually did raise rabbits.
ā¢ Roberto Benigni's line "It's a sad and beautiful world" was the result of a misunderstanding. The script read "That's sad and beautiful music," but Benigni said "It's a sad and beautiful word," but Waits and Jarmusch misheard it, thought he said "WORLD," and so, the line stuck.
ā¢ Roberto Benigni had never been to America prior to this film.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $1,435,668
User reviews
No action, all mood ā but it goes down like a cool beer on a hot summer evening
A Pure Joy
"Yeah, it's a sad and beautiful world, pal."
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
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