An excellent, lucid account that maps the position of <i>Stranger Than Paradise</i> via a number of intersections between the realms of cult, art, independent, and punk-related cinema. Offers an accessible but substantial analysis of industrial, formal, and thematic dimensions of what remains an enduring indie classic.
- Geoff King, Brunel University,
This volume [is] the first book length study of an important and frequently taught art-cult movie. Arguing that Jarmusch’s <i>Stranger Than Paradise</i> didn’t come to cult status in the usual way, the volume makes an important intervention in the way we define cult movies and assign cult status, and an intervention in the way we frame the entire “cult” discussion.
- Joan Hawkins, Indiana University,