Paris, Texas
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.
Audience Sentiment
Jane and Hunter reunite
Arrival in Los Angeles
The film recovers from its mid-point pacing issues when the peep show revelation and Travis's confession sequence elevate the emotional stakes significantly
Paris, Texas starts strong with an intriguing mystery setup, suffers from significant pacing issues in the middle act that lost some viewers, but redeems itself with a powerful final act featuring Travis's confession and the family reunion. The film's artistic merits and technical craft are consistently praised even by those who found the story conventional.
Full cast
Harry Dean Stanton
Travis
Nastassja Kinski
Jane
Dean Stockwell
Walt
Hunter Carson
Hunter
Aurore Clément
Anne
Bernhard Wicki
Doctor Ulmer
Sam Berry
Gas Station Attendant
Claresie Mobley
Car Rental Clerk
Viva
Woman on TV
Socorro Valdez
Carmelita
Edward Fayton
Hunter's Friend
Justin Hogg
Hunter (Age 3)
Tom Farrell
Screaming Man
John Lurie
'Slater'
Jeni Vici
'Stretch'
Sally Norvell
'Nurse Bibs'
Sharon Menzel
Comedienne
Crew
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