Dead Man

1995
R
2h 1m

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7.5/10

105K

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Coming-of-Age Dark Comedy Dark Fantasy Mountain Adventure Period Drama Psychological Drama Quest Supernatural Fantasy Adventure Comedy

On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange Native American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

105K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 14 nominations

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Trivia
Neil Young recorded the soundtrack by improvising (mostly on his electric guitar, with some acoustic guitar, piano, and organ) as he watched the newly edited movie alone in a recording studio.

Goofs
Conway Twill sleeps with a Teddy Bear in scenes set in the late 19th century. The Teddy Bear was invented in the early 20th century, and named after US President Teddy Roosevelt.

Quotes
William Blake: What is your name?
Nobody: My name is Nobody.
William Blake: Excuse me?
Nobody: My name is Exaybachay. He Who Talks Loud, Saying Nothing.
William Blake: He who talks... I thought you said your name was Nobody.
Nobody: I preferred to be called Nobody.

Crazy credits
Although Crispin Glover receives 9th billing, before Gabriel Bryne, John Hurt, Alfred Molina and Robert Mitchum, his part ends before his name appears in the opening credits.

Connections
Edited into Catalogue of Ships (2008)

Soundtracks
Billy Boy
(uncredited)
[Played in the saloon]

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Filmed Poetry

Jim Jarmusch is one of my favorite directors, and Dead Man is probably the greatest work he has ever done. Very rarely does a film come alive with a sense of poetry. The only other film I can compare it to would be Wim Wenders' Wings Of Desire. The film moves like a dream, floating and spinning around you. Neil Young's electric score churns like a ghost train and pushes the film farther. There isn't one performance that is wrong, nor is there ever a false moment. From start to finish this film pulls you into it's dream land, and carries you along on clouds until the finish.