right this minute i'm watching jim jarmusch's 1986 film "down by law", which tells the story of 3 strangers thrust into a prison cell together for crimes they didn't commit. zack (tom waits) and jack (john lurie) come to blows and refuse to talk to each other, bob (roberto benigni) in his limited, broken english, convinces his other two cellmates to escape through the swamplands surrounding the prison. hopelessly lost and with zack and jack's hatred for each other growing, the trio stumble across a house in the woods owned by nicoletta, with whom bob instantly falls in love.the music of both lead actors feature heavily in the soundtrack - the score was written by john lurie, saxophonist of the avant-garde jazz act "lounge lizards", and two fantastic songs, "jockey full of bourbon" and "tango til they're sore" (from one of my favourite albums ever, waits' "rain dogs") both feature prominently.
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