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Writer:
Rudy Wurlitzer (writer)
Release Date:
February 1988 (USA) more
Plot:
A struggling musician sets out to find the legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk, with whom he hopes to strike a deal to make himself rich and famous. | add synopsis
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1 win more
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A little ahead of its time. more (8 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | Julius | |
| Harris Yulin | ... | Elmore Silk | |
| Tom Waits | ... | Al Silk | |
| Bulle Ogier | ... | Cornelia | |
| Roberts Blossom | ... | Archie | |
| Leon Redbone | ... | Leon | |
| Dr. John | |||
| Rita MacNeil | ... | Winnie | |
| Joe Strummer | ... | Mario | |
| Laurie Metcalf | ... | Alice | |
| Jayne Eastwood | ... | Lucille | |
| Kazuko | ... | Koko Yamamoto | |
| Eric Mitchell | ... | Gunther | |
| Mary Joy | ... | Couple | |
| Bob Joy | ... | Couple |
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Ain't No Candy Mountain (Canada: English title) (working title)
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91 min
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Switzerland | Canada | France
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Moody? yes. Slow? a little. Bow Wow? hardly. Fantastic cast! Who says you can't have a fun movie about a total idiot? Julius is the straight man to life's maddening trickster. Definitely worthwhile for fans of Jarmusch style movie making. Personally I loved it...anyone who's gone after something without knowing quite where will get this. Check out Cold Fever, a similar, but more grown up film about a Japanese tourist in Greenland.