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Bagdad Cafe ()

Out of Rosenheim (original title)
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A lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter.
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Jasmin Münchgstettner
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Brenda
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Rudi Cox
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Debby
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Phyllis
Darron Flagg ...
Salomo
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Cahuenga
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Sal
Hans Stadlbauer ...
Münchgstettner
Alan S. Craig ...
Eric
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Sheriff Arnie
Ronald Lee Jarvis ...
Trucker Ron
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Trucker Mark
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Trucker Ray
Gary Lee Davis ...
Trucker Gary

Directed by

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Percy Adlon

Written by

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Eleonore Adlon ... (screenplay) and
Percy Adlon ... (screenplay)
 
Christopher Doherty ... (co-writer)
 
Percy Adlon ... (story) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Eleonore Adlon ... line producer / producer
Percy Adlon ... producer
Dietrich von Watzdorf ... production executive: BR

Music by

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Bob Telson

Cinematography by

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Bernd Heinl ... director of photography

Editing by

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Norbert Herzner

Editorial Department

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Bob Kaiser ... color timer (as Robert Kaiser)
Evelyn Lukas ... assistant film editor

Casting By

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Jerold Franks
Al Onorato

Art Direction by

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Bernt Amadeus Capra

Set Decoration by

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Byrnadette DiSanto

Costume Design by

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Regine Bätz
Elizabeth Warner Nankin ... (as Elizabeth Warner)

Makeup Department

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Lizbeth Williamson ... tattoo makeup artist

Production Management

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Bastian Clevé ... production manager
Llewellyn Wells ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Helenka Hummel ... first assistant director (as Helenka Hummel-Hinderks)
Marc Pickett ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Aram Allan ... set carpenter
Christian Bachet ... construction foreman
Johnna Butler ... lead man (as Joanna Butler)
Robert Campbell ... scenic painter
Bob Hickson ... painter
Ollie Olausson ... property master

Sound Department

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Manfred Arbter ... studio sound mixer: ARRI Ton
Heiko Hinderks ... production sound mixer
Martin Langer ... boom operator (as Martin Peglau)
Martin Langer ... boom operator (uncredited)
Matthias Lempert ... foley recordist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Felix O. Adlon ... second assistant camera (as Felix Adlon)
Rick Barham ... electrician
Dieter Bockmeier ... key grip
Peter Iovino ... still photographer
Wolfram Kratz ... gaffer
Thomas Lechner ... first assistant camera
Gerd Zimmermann ... grip

Location Management

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George Lakes ... location auditor
Abby Logan ... location teacher / location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Darron Flagg ... soloist
William Galison ... musician: harmonica
Tiberio Nascimento ... musician: guitar solo
Jearlyn Steele ... soloist
Jevetta Steele ... soloist
Bob Telson ... musician: keyboard
Tommy Joe White ... soloist

Script and Continuity Department

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Cynthia Engler ... script supervisor (as Cynthia Rolfe)

Additional Crew

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Doug Connett ... production secretary
Mickey Cottrell ... unit publicist
Michael Donaldson ... legal service
Walter Kruska ... magic coach
Gabriele Rettermayer ... post-production accountant
Lalarry Smith ... production runner
Inge Topp ... travel service
Harold Voit ... magic service: Zauberschule München
Harald Leipnitz ... voice dubbing: Jack Palance (uncredited)
Gabriele Rettermayer ... administration staff (uncredited)
Inge Topp ... administration staff (uncredited)

Thanks

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Bill Davis ... acknowledgment
Jerry Kaplan ... acknowledgment
Elizabeth Masely ... acknowledgment
Carl Mon ... acknowledgment
Cherie Myers ... acknowledgment
Rich Stock ... acknowledgment
Robert Waltman ... acknowledgment
Randy Wanner ... acknowledgment
John Wells ... acknowledgment
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Plot Summary

A look into the lives (and minds) of some people everyone has encountered but few really ever get to know. This "fish out of water" tale shows how one person can affect a disparate community. The Adlons express the view that change and "magic" comes from hard work and mutual understanding/acceptance. A well-crafted view of the lives of people everywhere and the difficulties we all can face. A whimsical story, lovingly shot by people who--unfamiliar with what others too often ignore given this arid area--the bleak, arid Southwest, an almost fairytale-like beauty. Written by The Kid in Bellevue

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Taglines Stuck between a rock and a hot plate. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Bagdad Cafe (United States)
  • Bagdad Cafe (Japan, English title)
  • Bagdad Cafe (World-wide, English title)
  • Bagdad Cafe (Canada, English title)
  • Out of Russia (India, English title)
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  • 95 min
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Trivia The setting, Bagdad, California, is a former town on the National Trails Highway (U.S. Route 66). After being bypassed by Interstate 40 in 1973, it was abandoned and eventually razed. While the town had a "Bagdad Cafe," the film was shot at the then Sidewinder Cafe in Newberry Springs, 50 miles west of the site of Bagdad. The cafe has become something of a tourist destination; to capitalize on the film, it changed its name to Bagdad Cafe. A small notice board on the cafe wall features snapshots of the film's cast and crew. In 2015, the motel was torn down and the trailer was removed from the property. See more »
Goofs Christine Kaufmann's character's, the tattoo artist, name is spelled Debby in the film credits but the sign outside her shop spells her name Debbie. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Tucker: The Man and His Dream/Vibes/Cocktail/Clean and Sober/Bagdad Cafe (1988). See more »
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Quotes Brenda: Don't tell me that was it, Arnie! I mean, you gotta be kidding! That what I had you come up here for? I don't believe it! I mean she, she shows up outta nowhere without a car, without a map. She ain't got nothing but a suitcase filled with men's clothing. How come? How come she act so funny like she was gonna stay here forever? And with no clothes?! No! I don't like it! It don't make no sense at all! No, no, no, no, no! It don't make no sense!
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