Dead Man
Dead Man is a 1995 American acid western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Byrne, Mili Avital, and Robert Mitchum. The movie, set in the late 1800s, follows William Blake, a meek accountant on the run after murdering a man. He has a chance encounter with enigmatic Native American spirit-guide "Nobody", who believes Blake is the reincarnation of the visionary English poet William Blake.
Plot
William Blake (Johnny Depp), an accountant from Cleveland, Ohio, rides by train to the frontier company town of Machine to take up a promised accounting job in the town's metal works. During the trip, the train fireman (Crispin Glover) warns Blake against the enterprise. Arriving in town, Blake notes the hostility of the townsfolk towards him. He then discovers that the position has already been filled, and John Dickinson (Robert Mitchum), the ferocious owner of the company, drives Blake from the workplace at gunpoint.
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| author | Jim Jarmusch |
|---|---|
| award | European Film Award for Best Non-European Film |
| contentLocation | Washington |
| director | Jim Jarmusch |
| editor | Jay Rabinowitz |
| events | death Otherworld violence |
| genre | western |
| keywords | abduct bounty hunter cleveland climb company town dead man fireman flee former prostitute indigenous peoples of the americas kill makah metal work native american nothing river ship burial trading post u.s. marshal vision quest walking dead wanted poster wanted posters william blake |
| musicBy | Neil Young |
| producer | Demetra J. MacBride |
| publisher | Miramax Films |
| recordedAt | Arizona California Niagara Falls |
| theme | road movie |