Paris, Texas

"A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces."

Aug 23 1984 R 2h 25m
Drama

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Plot

A man wanders out of the desert after a four year absence. His brother finds him, and together they return to L.A. to reunite the man with his young son. Soon after, he and the boy set out to locate the mother of the child, who left shortly after the man disappeared.

Written by

L.M. Kit Carson, Sam Shepard, Walter Donohue

Directed by

Wim Wenders

Production Countries

United Kingdom, France, Germany

Production Companies

Road Movies, WDR, Wim Wenders Stiftung, Argos Films, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Channel Four Films

Languages

Español, English

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award16 wins & 12 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
129,797
Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
Metascore
81
Popularity
NA