"The State of Things" is a 1982 road movie directed by Wim Wenders. It tells the story of a film director travelling from Portugal to Los Angeles in search of his missing producer. The soundtrack includes original music from Jim Jarmusch, Jürgen Knieper, as well as tracks from Joe Ely, X and The Del-Byzanteens. Wenders' 1994 film "Lisbon Story" is partly a sequel to "The State of Things".