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Synopsis
Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) is wandering through the Texas desert, a bit shaky and in desperate need of water, when he stumbles into a bar and collapses. A German doctor of dubious credentials finds a phone number in Travis' wallet, which belongs to his brother, Walt (Dean Stockwell). Walt is shocked to hear about his brother's condition, since no one in the family has seen or heard from Travis in four years; Walt flies to Texas to bring him home, only to find Travis wandering by the side of the road, and they begin the long drive back to Los Angeles, where Walt lives with his wife, Anne (Aurore Clement), and Hunter (Hunter Carson), Travis' seven-year-old son. At first, Travis refuses to speak and is oddly distant, but in time he begins to talk again, and when he arrives in California, he begins the painful process of reacquainting himself with his son and trying to reconcile with his wife, Jane (Nastassia Kinski). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Hunter Carson Hunter
Aurore Clément Anne
Tommy Farrell Screaming Man
Nastassja Kinski Jane
Harry Dean Stanton Travis
Dean Stockwell Walt
Socorro Valdez Carmelita
John Lurie Slater
Bernhard Wicki Dr. Ulmer
Jeni Vici Stretch

Production Crew

Claire Denis Art Director
Pascale Dauman Associate Producer
Robby Müller Cinematographer
Ry Cooder Composer (Music Score)
Birgitta Bjerke Costume Designer
Wim Wenders Director
Peter Przygodda Editor
Chris Sievernich Executive Producer
Charles Balazs Makeup
Anatole Dauman Producer
Chris Sievernich Producer
Don Guest Producer
L.M. Kit Carson Screenwriter
Sam Shepard Screenwriter
Wim Wenders Screenwriter
Jean-Paul Mugel Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1983
Runtime: 150
Country: France
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Argos Films
Channel 4
Pro-ject Film
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Awards
1984 - Best Foreign Film - Golden Globe
1984 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1984 - Palme d'Or - Cannes International Film Festival
1984 - Palme d'Or - Cannes Film Festival
1984 - Best Foreign Film - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1984 - Film Presented - Telluride Film Festival
2006 - Film Presented - Sundance Film Festival