Arizona Dream
A rebellious young man. With his own version of the future. And his own fantasy of love.
Country
Budget
$19 000 000
Box office
$112 571
Director
Actors
Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor, Vincent Gallo, Paulina Porizkova, Michael J. Pollard, Polly Noonan, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Candyce Mason
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Claudie Ossard, Yves Marmion, Paul R. Gurian
Camera operator
Vilko Filač
Composer
Goran Bregović
Artist
Miljen Kreka Kljaković, Gary Kosko
Audition
Pennie DuPont
Editing
Andrija Zafranović, Rached M'Dini
Whole Team (86)
Whole Team (86)
Short description
Rebellious young Axel Blackmar gets caught up into the family car business when his cousin, Paul, coaxes him to come to Arizona to attend the wedding of their Uncle Leo. As Axel makes the decision to try selling Cadillacs with his family, he meets an eccentric woman named Elaine and her equally quirky stepdaughter, Grace. Their lives become inextricably intertwined through romance, dreams – and death.
What's left behind the scenes
- Due to the prolonged filming of 'Arizona Dream' (1993), Johnny Depp turned down roles in 'Interview with the Vampire' (1994) and 'Legends of the Fall' (1994).
- Johnny Depp was initially reluctant to work with Kusturica, as he strongly disliked Emir upon their first meeting.
- Grace plays on the accordion the very melody that is heard in the end credits of the animated film “Vincent” (1982).
- Lily Taylor was the first to be cast in the film; Kusturica referred to her as his muse.
- The film several times references the famous crop-duster scene from Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), as well as dialogues from the first and second installments of The Godfather.
- The screenplay for Arizona Dream (1993) was based on a story by one of Emir Kusturica's students, David Atkins.
- At the beginning of the film, there's a scene where Paul tries to persuade Axel to go home in a bar. The man loudly talking on the phone at that moment is Johnny Depp’s childhood friend, Sal Jenko. Shortly after, Emir Kusturica appears in the frame in the same scene – Axel throws cereal at him.
- Grace plays the exact melody on the accordion that sounds in the closing credits of the animated short 'Vincent' (1982).
- Several songs from the film's soundtrack are performed by Iggy Pop, an old friend of Johnny Depp.
- The DVD extras include several scenes that didn't make the film and completely change Axel's character and the essence of the film.
- Filming was interrupted for three months because Kusturica was depressed about the war that had begun in his native Yugoslavia.
- The cinema is showing the film 'Raging Bull' (1980), directed by Martin Scorsese.
- The film quotes several times the famous crop duster scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" (1959), as well as dialogues from the first and second parts of "The Godfather".
- At the beginning of the film, there is a scene in a bar where Paul persuades Axel to return home. The man talking loudly on the phone at that time is Johnny Depp's childhood friend, Sal Jenko. Shortly after, in the same scene, Emir Kusturica appears in the frame, and Axel throws cornflakes at him.
- Johnny Depp seriously intended to learn the Eskimo language for a few scenes in the film, but Jerry Lewis suggested making up a "pseudo-Eskimo" language instead.
- Kusturica edited Arizona Dream (1993) over several years; ultimately, despite winning the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film failed at the box office. French producers, who had invested a great deal of effort, money, and time into the project, deemed the idea of collaborating the 'Balkan Fellini' with Hollywood stars a failure. Nevertheless, many cinephiles consider Arizona Dream (1993) to be the director's best work.
- During the break in filming, Faye Dunaway and Johnny appeared in Tom Petty's music video for "Into The Great Wide Open".
- Johnny Depp seriously intended to learn the Eskimo language for several scenes in the film, but Jerry Lewis suggested creating a 'fake' Eskimo language.
- In the list of actors that Paul mentions to the girl in the cinema while watching the film "Raging Bull" (1980), there are: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Johnny Depp.
- Filming of the movie was interrupted for three months because Kusturica was depressed over the war that had begun in his native Yugoslavia.
- Kusturica edited "Arizona Dream" (1993) for several years, and despite winning the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, the film flopped at the box office. French producers, who had invested a lot of effort, money, and time in the project, deemed the collaboration between the "Balkan Fellini" and Hollywood stars a failure. Despite this, many film buffs consider "Arizona Dream" (1993) to be the director's best work.
- In the scene of the uncle's death, a clock stands behind Axel showing 1:45 PM, but judging by the lighting outside, it is night.
- Several songs from the movie soundtrack are performed by Iggy Pop, a longtime friend of Johnny Depp.
- Due to the prolonged filming of Arizona Dream (1993), Johnny Depp turned down roles in Interview with the Vampire (1994) and Legends of the Fall (1994).
- The film “Raging Bull” (1980) directed by Martin Scorsese is being shown in the cinema.
- The list of actors that Paul mentions to the girl in the cinema while watching 'Raging Bull' (1980) includes Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Johnny Depp.
- During a break in filming, Faye Dunaway and Johnny starred in Tom Petty’s music video “Into The Great Wide Open”.
- The screenplay for 'Arizona Dream' (1993) was based on a story by one of Emir Kusturica's students, David Atkins.
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