Paris, Texas
A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.
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.
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The record
Awards
2 wins
Cannes Film Festival
1 win
- WinnerPalme d'Or
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Paris, Texas returned 1.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $2M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Jul 16, 1984
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- Germany, France
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