Seeing this film in the 80's changed so much for my future viewing tastes & not only influenced me musically falling in love w Tom Waits genius but introduced me to the brilliance of Jarmusch, Italian 80's Cinema w the funniest man in Italy & forced me to go check out New Orleans when I was old enough to buy a plane ticket, and that town Rocked in the '80's & 90's & I wouldn't have been there without the Down By Law film to point me in that direction. Thank you Mr Jim Jarmusch.