Comedy drama. A seedy Memphis hotel where each room is a shrine to Elvis Presley is the focus for three stories involving two Japanese tourists visiting Graceland, an Italian woman whose flight to Rome is delayed, and an Elvis lookalike down on his luck. As the assorted characters converge on the hotel, the two members of staff appear unperturbed by their unusual clientele.
The first American film to be wholly financed by Japanese cash, this is indie cinema close to its best. Demonstrating his customary, quirky genius for character, director Jim Jarmusch effortlessly weaves together three stories set in a moth-eaten Memphis hotel, which is little more than a seedy shrine to Elvis Presley, whose spirit pervades the entire picture. The scenes involving Japanese rock pilgrims Masatoshi Nagase and Youki Kudoh are a delight, while the postmortem into Joe Strummer and Steve Buscemi's bungled robbery is tantamount to a Tarantino prototype. Capping the lot are the exchanges between night clerk Screamin' Jay Hawkins and bellboy Cinque Lee.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Jun | Masatoshi Nagase |
| Mitzuko | Youki Kudoh |
| Night clerk | Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
| Bellboy | Cinqué Lee |
| Luisa | Nicoletta Braschi |
| Dee Dee | Elizabeth Bracco |
| Ghost | Stephen Jones |
| Johnny | Joe Strummer |
| Will Robinson | Rick Aviles |
| Charlie | Steve Buscemi |
| Voice of radio DJ | Tom Waits |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Jim Jarmusch |
