Arizona Dream (1993)

Director:

Emir Kusturica

Writers:

David Atkins (story) &
Emir Kusturica (story) ...

Release Date:

9 September 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

A rebellious young man. With his own vision of the future. And his own fantasy of love.

Plot:

An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film...

Plot Keywords:

Halibut | Turtle | Accordion | Pig | Female Pilot

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Johnny Depp	...	Axel Blackmar
Jerry Lewis	...	Leo Sweetie
Faye Dunaway	...	Elaine Stalker
Lili Taylor	...	Grace Stalker
Vincent Gallo	...	Paul Leger
Paulina Porizkova	...	Millie
Michael J. Pollard	...	Fabian
Candyce Mason	...	Blanche
Alexia Rane	...	Angie
Polly Noonan	...	Betty
Ann Schulman	...	Carla
James R. Wilson	...	Lawyer
Erik Polczwartek	...	Man with Door
Kim Keo	...	Mechanical Doll
Patricia O'Grady	...	MC / Announcer

Also Known As:

Arizona Dream (France)
The Arrowtooth Waltz

Runtime:

142 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | LC-Concept Digital Sound

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Douglas, Arizona, USA

Company:

Canal+

Trivia:

The first cut of the film was about 4 hours long. Emir Kusturica gave Johnny Depp a copy of the version.

Quotes:

Axel Blackmar: I never thought it could happen, but love hit me like an elephant and I was thrown into a jungle of dreams.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

In The Death Car

beautiful

They say that "Arizona Dream" is Kusturica's best work because it is American, well, it's not that American despite it was filmed there and probably is about the American dream, it is just a story of people's lives, like in all Kusturica's films, and it's just a great work of a great film director, not depending on geographical factors. The characters aren't sexy lady journalists or successful businessmen , they are those who we call usual people - but no one in the world is usual for we aren't made at a factory, and daily routine is much more interesting, and much more humane then any sci-fi-hi-tech-futuristic stuff. all the characters are a bit crazy and so is everything around. There's some magic in there , and something tragic, and everyone's little private dreams, useless and sweet , and relations between people which seem to be one thing but are absolutely another, though the people tied by them may never notice them or never admit, and love all the way through.