Director Jim Jarmusch followed up his brilliant breakout STRANGER THAN PARADISE with another, equally beloved portrait of loners and misfits in America. When fate lands three hapless menan unemployed disc jockey (SHORT CUTS' Tom Waits), a small-time pimp (FISHING WITH JOHN'S John Lurie), and a strong-willed Italian tourist (LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL'S Roberto Benigni)in a Louisiana prison, a singular adventure begins.