Jim Jarmusch’s phone calls to Tom Waits (Down By Law) 

Hearing Tom laugh makes me really happy.

I think Tom needs to be in What we do in the Shadows as the eldest vampire who operates Coney Island.

One of the best films of that era: " I scream! You scream! We all scream for ice cream!"

I saw this movie when I was young. Not so young anymore but I still have dreams and "hope and spontaneity in the future" as Waits said. And still love to listen to his music.

In the late 90s I went to see Elvis Costello and saw that Tom Waits all by his lonesome sat behind us. I’ve been such a huge fan of Tom’s but was so proud of myself for not geeking out.

One of my favourite movies. Everyone's brilliant in it and Waits's DJ impressions are drily hilarious.

That line "The world is a sad, and beautiful place, " is really.... perfect

Two geniuses. Great to be a fly on the wall.

Zack, Jack and Bob, such a trio :)) I enjoy every scene of this movie, it’s a cinematic masterpiece, as everything else that Jim Jarmusch filmed 🎥

I like "Down By Law", but I love "Stranger Than Paradise", "Night On Earth", and "Dead Man", anyway both these two are amazing artists.

It is still one of my all-time favorite movies.

'My fondest memories are of making Down by Law... the best experience I ever had on a film production.' And it's his best film.

Great movie. Once you see it, you want to see it again and again. Wanting a part 2 also.

Fantastic

Ol Tommy Boy Waits ... my ALL-time favorite artist who creates music.

Brilliant

Listening to this makes me happy.. thank you for that gift! 🙏

it's a sad and beautiful world.

thanks for putting this up. really enjoyed this little conversation about one of my favorite films between two of my all time favorite people in the world .

Awesome

this is such a gift. thanks Tom. you're the best.

The hell, i own red pants and I am born, raised and am still living in St. louis. Waits tells no lies

It is so soothing to hear them quietly debating about nothing. Tom Waits always comes up with spot on metaphors to explain his thoughts. It's like cinematic talking.

Lovely! For some reason Tom's speaking voice always throws me off, haha!

My fkn hero!!!

two legends!

This is gold thank you for uploading 🙏

That was a great video. I enjoyed listening to the conversation.

Great Film

Tom Is such a huge gift to thé world ! ❤

One of my all time favourite films.

Nice to hear.

Wow, this is great!

Got me listening to Julie London again 😌

Good one Tom, Nice to hear fresh stuff, keep the wild spirit, all de way from Éire.

Thank you the eighties revisited.

Tom says it's 80 degrees, blue skies no wind but actually there was a hurricane that day. That's how Tom is

🤗 un mito!

"It takes a lot of courage to wear red pants. I've only seen that in St. Louis."

❤️

I gotta watch that film again. I've got the DVD... Somewhere. Might be buried under that pile of coffee table books I've never read. There was a time I flipped out and was trying to watch every Jarmusch film. I failed though. Too hard to find some of them. And as obsessed as I am over everything Tom Waits I still have to say Ghost Dog is Jim's best (of those I've seen). I need to watch that one again too.

I like art.

I really wanted to watch this film 30 years ago or whenever it was. In all the interviews, Jim had this shock of silver hair and a big black trench coat and Franks Wild Years was barely off my turntable. Still haven't seen it though and I've no idea why...

Down By Law is a fantastic movie, I wish they had made a sequel :')

Oh ya, forgot... I remember " just standing on de corner, watching all girls ..." , can't find in me collection no more, from live NY early 70's maybe (bootleg tape) . Still sing some of it sometimes. No chance you'd have it, possibly. Keep on truckin'

Funny, I never knew this was around, and the day I find it, is the day I uploaded a phone call to me from Waits from the year Orphans came out. But don't forget the great Ellen Barkin is in this too...

🔝🔝🔝🔝

I this case Bob, you’re looking AT the window.

👑&👑

🕊️♥️🕊️🐬🕊️♥️🕊️🦋🕊️♥️🕊️🐝🕊️♥️🕊️

video still says: "calls in 2002" video description says "Recorded in July 2022" My mind thinks it is from the 80s.

It takes a lot of courage to wear plaid, white belt 😂. I love how certain folks make shite look cool.

Tom is always on more or less so it’s hard to tell what is put on and what is not. But it’s still good to hear some of his insights if you will. To be honest, he often seems like he’s trying to make something out of nothing with Jim. That’s okay, but he gets more acclaim I suppose for it than most people for example here. Both guys though seem lost in a way but still trying to make the best of it with some bullshit sharing of the good all days not really saying a whole hell of a lot. What do old artists do I suppose trying to rationalize existence? Good actors here!

Recorded in July, 2002, not 2022.🧐😝😗

TOM THEE TERRIFIC !

Very cunning rabbit ! Da !

Garbage man on parade ? Doing a little squirrel hunting ?

That Tom Waits sure is Sly

Outstanding, “get you a case of beer for that one.” 😊🏴‍☠️