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3 unusual facts about Stranger Than Paradise


Daytime Drinking

Ushering in a new era of independent filmmaking in South Korea, Daytime Drinking is a comedy in the spirit of Stranger Than Paradise and Sideways, but with a distinctly Korean twist.

Melbourne International Airport

In the early 1980s some ending scenes for the film Stranger Than Paradise were shot in the Melbourne area, including several plot scenes shot at the Airport (as listed in the credits).

Stranger Than Paradise

When she arrives, she discovers that the only flight to Europe left that day is to Budapest, which is where she originally came from.


Road Movie trilogy

The style of aimless wandering in the Road Movie trilogy influenced other directors including American director Jim Jarmusch (Stranger Than Paradise) who worked with Wenders on The State of Things.


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