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.
Paris, Texas
as 'Slater'A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull...
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Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into...
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Wild at Heart
as SparkyAfter serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend...
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Desperately Seeking Susan
as Neighbor SaxophonistA bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read...
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Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
as Self - Artist / FriendAn intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural...
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Down by Law
as JackA disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
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Blue in the Face
as Saxophone playerAuggie runs a small tobacco shop in Brooklyn, New York. The whole neighborhood comes to visit...
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The Little Devil
as CusatelliFather Maurice, a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome, is called out one...
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Stranger Than Paradise
as WillieA Hungarian immigrant, his friend, and his cousin go on an unpredictable adventure across America.
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New Rose Hotel
as Distinguished ManA corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his...
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Permanent Vacation
as Sax PlayerIn downtown Manhattan, a twenty-something boy whose Father is not around and whose Mother is...
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Downtown '81
as SelfThe film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money...
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Stranger Than Paradise
as Willie30-minute short subject film that would become Stranger Than Paradise. This short was released...
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Subway Riders
as The SaxophonistA psychotic saxophone player lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them...
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The Ballad of Sexual Dependency
as uncreditedNan Goldin's slide show “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” converted, mixed and screened as a...
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Sleepwalk
as FrankAt loose ends drifter stumbles upon a struggling painter as he searches for answers under the...
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Blank City
as SelfIn the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never...
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Underground U.S.A.
as Jack SmithThe Sunset Blvd. of underground cinema, and a suitably ambivalent retrospect on the star-game...
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TV Party
as SelfFrom 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV...
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Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch
as IntervieweeDocumentary on American film director Jim Jarmusch made for German television. featuring...
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Just Your Luck
as CokerSix million dollars suddenly goes up for grabs when an aged diner's heart fails after he...
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Some Days in January, 1984
as uncreditedA short behind-the-scenes documentary shot and edited on Super 8 by filmmaker Tom Jarmusch,...
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Rome '78
as uncreditedNares mocks up Ancient Rome by shooting in faux-classical sites like Grant's Tomb and Tribeca's...
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John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone
as Self"Lounge Lizard" John Lurie — actor, performer, and musician — talks about love and life and...
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Tortured by Joy
as NarratorA short film narrated by John Lurie comprised of still images La Jetee-style about the...
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Red Italy
as uncreditedSecond feature film by the French-born director is a Bertolucci-style story of a bored, rich...
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5 Sides of a Coin
as uncredited"5 Sides of a Coin" is a comprehensive overview of the worldwide cultural movement of Hip-Hop.
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Face Addict
as HimselfFace Addict tells the story of a unique and unrepeatable experience, that of the artistic...
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John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991
as Alto & Soprano SaxophoneJohn Lurie and the Lounge Lizards performing live in Berlin.
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SpongeBob SquarePants
as Special Guest AppearanceDeep down in the Pacific Ocean in the subterranean city of Bikini Bottom lives a square yellow...
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Mobsters
as NarratorMobsters is an American documentary television series that profiles the lives of infamous...
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Fishing with John
as SelfMusician John Lurie knows nothing about fishing, but that doesn't stop him from embarking on...
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Painting With John
as SelfPart meditative tutorial, part fireside chat, each episode finds artist John Lurie ensconced at...
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