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Paris, Texas

  • 8.1 /10

  • 2115

  • 95%

Plot

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Cast

Harry Dean Stanton as Travis
Dean Stockwell as Walt
Hunter Carson as Hunter
Hunter Carson

as Hunter

Aurore Clément as Anne
Bernhard Wicki as Doctor Ulmer
Bernhard Wicki

as Doctor Ulmer

Sam Berry as Gas Station Attendant
Sam Berry

as Gas Station Attendant

Claresie Mobley as Car Rental Clerk
Claresie Mobley

as Car Rental Clerk

Viva as Woman on TV
Viva

as Woman on TV

Socorro Valdez as Carmelita
Socorro Valdez

as Carmelita

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • July 16, 1984

Production Companies

  • Road Movies

  • Argos films

  • WDR

  • Channel Four Films

  • Pro-ject Filmproduktion

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

  • Germany

  • France

Spoken Language

  • English

  • Español

Budget

  • $1,750,000.00

Revenue

  • $2,181,987.00

Runtime

  • 2.42 hrs

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Reviews

Harry Dean Stanton is on cracking form here the amnesiac "Travis". He turns up in a Texan clinic dressed in a striped suit, but recalling little for the slightly roguish doctor who helps him after some dehydrating time in the desert to use to help identify him. A tiny scrap of paper in his wallet enables him to, though, and soon "Walt" (Dean Stockwell) arrives to try and get his long-lost brother…

**A film full of qualities, but which will not please the general public.** There are films that are made for commercial audiences and others that are clearly made to please specialized critics and film theorists. Although this film was present on the commercial circuit, the truth is that Wim Wenders directed this film for critics and film festival audiences, and this explains why critics love…

I discovered Paris, Texas through Letterboxd's Top 250 Films with Most Fans, having never heard of it before. The 8.1 IMDB rating caught my attention, so I decided to give this acclaimed film a shot. What Worked The film starts genuinely intriguing. Travis's complete silence in the opening act was captivating - Harry Dean Stanton delivers a convincing portrayal of someone emotionally hollow…