ComedyCrimeDramaMovie Down by Law Status: Released Release Date: 1986-09-20 Down by Law Crime Drama Comedy Overview A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans. Trailer Cast Tom Waits Zack John Lurie Jack Roberto Benigni Roberto Nicoletta Braschi Nicoletta Ellen Barkin Laurette Billie Neal Bobbie Rockets Redglare Gig Vernel Bagneris Preston Timothea Julie L.C. Drane L.C. Joy N. Houck Jr. Detective Mandino Carrie Lindsoe Young Girl Ralph Joseph Detective Richard Boes Detective Dave Petitjean Cajun Detective Adam Cohen Uniformed Cop Alan Kleinberg Corpse Archie Sampier Prisoner David Dahlgren Guard #1 Alex Miller Guard #2 Eliott Keener Guard #3 Jay Hilliard Guard #4 Crew Jim Jarmusch Directing Robby Müller Camera Alan Kleinberg Production Claire Denis Directing Tom Rothman Production Jim Stark Production Jim Jarmusch Writing Melody London Editing Janet Densmore Art Carol Wood Costume & Make-Up Donita Miller Costume & Make-Up John Auerbach Sound Cary Brokaw Production Otto Grokenberger Production Russell Schwartz Production John Lurie Sound Donita Miller Costume & Make-Up Rudd Simmons Production Guido Chiesa Directing Janet Densmore Art Janet Densmore Art Roger Knight Art Roger Knight Art Martin Bisi Sound Matthew Corey Sound Mark Goodermote Sound Stanley Kastner Sound Robin Katz Sound Frank Kern Sound Drew Kunin Sound Peter Waggoner Sound Sylvia Waliga Sound Jack Anderson Camera Hank Billeaud Camera Hank Billeaud Lighting Theo Cremona Camera Paul Ferrara Camera Christopher Porter Lighting Michael Ruggles Camera Louis Tancredi Lighting Claudia Splecher Production Alison Walsh Production Lynn Simpson Costume & Make-Up Tim Brennan Editing Lori Mozilo Editing Tom Salvatore Editing David Ross McCarty Production Stephanie Samuel Production Mary Shelton Production Doug Bowne Sound Curtis Fowlkes Sound Tony Garnier Sound Lisa Krueger Sound Arto Lindsay Sound Eugene J. Moye Sound Marc Ribot Sound E.J. Rodriguez Sound Naná Vasconcelos Sound Peter Grand Directing Tom Waits Sound Allison Brandin Production Charles De Cuir Production Matthew A. Handal Production Kathie Hersch Production Susan Jacobs Production Tom Jarmusch Production Lisa Krueger Production Tommy Samona Production Ida Schonfeld Crew Phil Seifert III Production Camela Smyke Production Lynn Staats Crew Alison Walsh Production Simon Brook Crew Don Donigi Crew Bill Nisselson Crew Pascale Ogier Crew Melvin Pukowsky Crew Phil Sodano Crew Enzo Ungari Crew Irwin Young Crew Eric Hoffman Crew