John Lurie
John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded The Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble, has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works, and produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by critics and musicians alike. Since 2000 Lurie has suffered from chronic Lyme disease and has focused his attention on painting.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.328 |
| Birthday | 1952-12-14 |
| Place of Birth | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Also Known As |
1984
Stranger Than Paradise
7.158/516
A Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America.
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Stranger Than Paradise
1986
Down by Law
7.358/717
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
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Down by Law
1984
Paris, Texas
8.103/1779
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 ou...
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Paris, Texas
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
7.2/1038
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -...
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The Last Temptation of Christ
1995
Blue in the Face
6.562/154
Auggie runs a small tobacco shop in Brooklyn, New York. The whole neighborhood comes to visit him to buy cigarettes and have some small talk. During t...
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Blue in the Face
1999
New Rose Hotel
5.2/122
A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.
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New Rose Hotel
1981
Permanent Vacation
5.904/177
In downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost...
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Permanent Vacation
2005
Face Addict
0/0
Face Addict tells the story of a unique and unrepeatable experience, that of the artistic community in New York between the late '70s and early '80s,...
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Face Addict
1986
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
0/0
Two Moon July was a multidisciplinary event that featured experimental video, film, visual art, performance and music in a theatrical framework. More...
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The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
2009
No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
10/1
the connections and energy flow between the various artists populating the 1980s sub-cultures of New York and Berlin. Features Jim Jarmusch, Lydia Lun...
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No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York
1981
Subway Riders
6.5/4
A psychotic saxophone player lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.
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Subway Riders
1992
John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991
0/0
John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards performing live in Berlin.
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John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991
2004
Tortured by Joy
9/1
A short film narrated by John Lurie comprised of still images La Jetee-style about the middle-aged rediscovering punk rock.
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Tortured by Joy
1980
The Offenders
0/0
A punk savage satire about a kidnapping.
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The Offenders
1988
The Little Devil
6.723/391
Father Maurice, a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome, is called out one day to "exorcise" the devil from someone. The devil tu...
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The Little Devil
2001
Downtown '81
6.9/23
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicte...
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Downtown '81
1990
Wild at Heart
7.023/1576
After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend Lula Fortune. Lula's mother, Marietta, desperate to keep...
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Wild at Heart
1978
Rome '78
6.4/7
Nares mocks up Ancient Rome by shooting in faux-classical sites like Grant's Tomb and Tribeca's American Thread Building, where a decrepit penthouse l...
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Rome '78
1983
Stranger Than Paradise
7.542/24
30-minute short subject film that would become Stranger Than Paradise. This short was released as a standalone film in 1982, and shown as "Stranger Th...
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Stranger Than Paradise
1979
Red Italy
4/1
Second feature film by the French-born director is a Bertolucci-style story of a bored, rich woman looking for romance and adventure. She meets an Ame...
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Red Italy
2000
Sleepwalk
1/1
At loose ends drifter stumbles upon a struggling painter as he searches for answers under the stars and rooftops of New York.
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Sleepwalk
1980
Underground U.S.A.
4/5
The Sunset Blvd. of underground cinema, and a suitably ambivalent retrospect on the star-game casualties of New York's upper depths, with Patti Astor...
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Underground U.S.A.
2011
Blank City
6.9/11
In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circu...
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Blank City
1985
Desperately Seeking Susan
6.04/426
Roberta is a bored suburban housewife who is fascinated with a woman, Susan, she only knows about by reading messages to and from her in the personals...
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Desperately Seeking Susan
2004
5 Sides of a Coin
0/0
"5 Sides of a Coin" is a comprehensive overview of the worldwide cultural movement of Hip-Hop.
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5 Sides of a Coin
1996
Just Your Luck
4.333/3
Six million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he discovers that he has won the lottery. Which of the remaining...
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Just Your Luck
1990
John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
0/0
"Lounge Lizard" John Lurie — actor, performer, and musician — talks about love and life and gives a gentle insight into modern time's hipster attitude...
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John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
1985
The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
0/0
Nan Goldin's slide show “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” converted, mixed and screened as a film by the artist, portraying the American underground c...
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The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
1979
Men in Orbit
5.8/4
A “sci-fi povera” film shot on Super 8, Men in Orbit features musician Lurie and Eric Mitchell as chain-smoking astronauts in a decrepit New York livi...
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Men in Orbit
2005
TV Party
7/1
From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and direc...
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TV Party
1988
Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
4/2
Behind the scenes of 'The Last Temptation of the Christ'
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Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ
1984
Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
6.5/1
Documentary on American film director Jim Jarmusch made for German television. featuring interviews with cast and crew from 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦 and...
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Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
2021
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
6.907/70
An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. This unflinching look at Anthony Bourdain reverber...
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Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
2001
Some Days in January, 1984
0/0
A short behind-the-scenes documentary shot and edited on Super 8 by filmmaker Tom Jarmusch, director Jim Jarmusch’s brother, during the filming of STR...
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