Bagdad Cafe (1987)

11/12/1987Comedy, Drama1h 48m
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Off Route 66 between Vegas and nowhere a little magic's going on...

Overview

A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first suspicious to Brenda, the exasperated owner who has difficulty making ends meet. But when an unlikely magic sparks between the two women, this lonely desert outpost is transformed into a thriving and popular oasis.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Marianne Sägebrecht

    Jasmin Münchgstettner

  2. Cast 1

    CCH Pounder

    Brenda

  3. Cast 1

    Jack Palance

    Rudi Cox

  4. Cast 1

    Christine Kaufmann

    Debby

  5. Cast 1

    Monica Calhoun

    Phyllis

  6. Cast 1

    Darron Flagg

    Salomo

  7. Cast 1

    George Aguilar

    Cahuenga

  8. Cast 1

    G. Smokey Campbell

    Sal

  9. Cast 1

    Hans Stadlbauer

    Mr. Münchgstettner

"Jasmin" (Marianne Sägebrecht) arrives after a barney with her husband, with just her suitcase, at a glorified truck stop where the ramshackle motel is run by the feisty "Brenda" (CCH Pounder). What now ensues is a rather whimsical story that sees the latter woman put up the barricades to her new guest, but gradually come to realise that she is a force for good amongst the small, disparate, community that consists of the likes of her typically teenage daughter, her piano-learning son and the enigmatic charmer that is "Rudi" (Jack Palance). He used to work with the great and the good of Hollowy...