John Lurie’s Typical Vibe
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John Lurie has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 1990s.
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A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.
Dir. Jim Jarmusch · With Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni

New York layabout Willie forms an unexpected bond with his young Hungarian cousin Eva when she pays him a surprise visit. Later, Eva moves in with their aunt in Cleveland, and Willie takes his best friend Eddie to see her—a visit that culminates in a strange, eventful trip to Florida.
Dir. Jim Jarmusch · With John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson

Father Maurice, a priest living in a residential college for priests in Rome, is called out one day to "exorcise" the devil from someone. The devil turns out to be in the form of a fun-loving man called Giuditta. What Father Maurice doesn't know is that this type of devil will turn his life around.
Dir. Roberto Benigni · With Roberto Benigni, Walter Matthau, Stefania Sandrelli
In downtown Manhattan, twentysomething Allie, whose father is not around and whose mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for meaning in his life and meets some idiosyncratic characters along the way.
Dir. Jim Jarmusch · With Chris Parker, Leila Gastil, John Lurie

A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.
Dir. Abel Ferrara · With Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento
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