Bagdad Cafe (1987)
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This West German film is set in the California Desert. A husband-and-wife pair of Bavarian tourists become stranded when their car breaks down; after a quarrel, the wife, Marianne Sagebrecht, gathers her luggage and stalks off. She stops at the Bagdad Cafe, a fleapit truckstop run by outspoken C.C.H. Pounder, who is also having husband problems. The Cafe has become a magnet for some of truly odd character: temperamental Hispanic cook George Aguilar, tattoo artist Christine Kaufmann, and onetime Hollywood set designer Jack Palance. Despite obvious personality differences, Sagebrecht and Pounder become friends. Bagdad Cafe was later adapted into a short-lived American sitcom starring Jean Stapleton and Whoopi Goldberg. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder, (more)
- Director(s):
- Percy Adlon
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Bagdad Cafe
This West German film is set in the California Desert. A husband-and-wife pair of Bavarian tourists become stranded when their car breaks down; after a quarrel, the wife, Marianne Sagebrecht, gathers her luggage and stalks off. She stops at the Bagdad Cafe, a fleapit truckstop run by outspoken C.C.H. Pounder, who is also having husband problems. The Cafe has become a magnet for some of truly odd character: temperamental Hispanic cook George Aguilar, tattoo artist Christine Kaufmann, and onetime Hollywood set designer Jack Palance. Despite obvious personality differences, Sagebrecht and Pounder become friends. Bagdad Cafe was later adapted into a short-lived American sitcom starring Jean Stapleton and Whoopi Goldberg. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 92 mins
Complete Cast of Bagdad Cafe
- Marianne Sägebrecht - Jasmin Munchgstettner
- Jack Palance - Rudi Cox
- Monica Calhoun - Phyllis
- George Aguilar - Cahuenga
- Hans Stadlbauer - Munchgstettner
- Alan S. Craig - Eric
- Mark Daneri - Trucker Mark
- Gary Lee Davis - Trucker Gary
- CCH Pounder - Brenda
- Christine Kaufmann - Debbie
- Darron Flagg - Sal Junior
- G. Smokey Campbell - Sal
- Apesanahkwat - Sheriff Arnie
- Ray Young - Trucker Ray
- Baby Ashley - Herself
- Ronald Lee Jarvis - Trucker Ron
- Director(s):
- Percy Adlon
- Writer(s):
- Eleonore Adlon, Christopher Doherty, Percy Adlon
- Producer(s):
- Percy Adlon, Eleonore Adlon
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Brief Nudity, Nudity, Adult Language, Not For Children)
- 1988 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Foreign Film
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