John Lurie

Biography

John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded The Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble, has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law, has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works, and produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by critics and musicians alike. Since 2000 Lurie has suffered from chronic Lyme disease and has focused his attention on painting.

Movies with John Lurie

• Paris, Texas 1984 · ★ 8.1
• Wild at Heart 1990 · ★ 7.0
• The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 · ★ 7.2
• Down by Law 1986 · ★ 7.4
• Stranger Than Paradise 1984 · ★ 7.1
• Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 · ★ 6.1
• The Little Devil 1988 · ★ 6.7
• Permanent Vacation 1981 · ★ 5.9
• Blue in the Face 1995 · ★ 6.5
• New Rose Hotel 1999 · ★ 5.3
• Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain 2021 · ★ 7.0
• Stranger Than Paradise 1983 · ★ 7.4
• Downtown '81 2001 · ★ 6.7
• Blank City 2011 · ★ 6.9
• Rome '78 1978 · ★ 6.4
• Underground U.S.A. 1980 · ★ 4.8
• Just Your Luck 1996 · ★ 4.3
• Men in Orbit 1979 · ★ 6.5
• Subway Riders 1981 · ★ 7.2
• TV Party 2005 · ★ 8.0
• Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 · ★ 5.3
• The Offenders 1980 · ★ 7.0
• Sleepwalk 2000 · ★ 4.0
• 5 Sides of a Coin 2004 · ★ 8.5
• Face Addict 2005 · ★ 8.0
• The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July 1986 · ★ 8.0
• No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York 2009 · ★ 10.0
• John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards Live in Berlin 1991 1992 · ★ 7.0
• Tortured by Joy 2004 · ★ 9.0
• Red Italy 1979 · ★ 4.0
• Kino '84: The Making of Jim Jarmusch 1984 · ★ 6.5
• John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone 1990
• The Ballad of Sexual Dependency 1985
• Some Days in January, 1984 2001
• Sleepless Nights 1979

Movies directed by John Lurie

• Men in Orbit 1979 · ★ 6.5