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Bagdad Cafe Details

1988

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Starring	Marianne Sagebrecht, C.C.H. Pounder, Jack Palance, Monica Calhoun
Director	Percy Adlon, Percy Adlon
Genres	Comedy

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, All Movie Guide

Starring	Marianne Sagebrecht, C.C.H. Pounder, Jack Palance, Monica Calhoun
Director	Percy Adlon, Percy Adlon
Studio	ARROW FILM DISTRIBUTORS LTD.
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1988 To Rent: DVD: 22 Apr 2002

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- A radiant, oddball comedy-drama about the relationship that develops between a fat Bavarian tourist (SÃgebrecht), an... read more on Time Out
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  Jasmin,leaves her husband in the middle of the Mojave Desert with only a suitcase and walks to the Bagdad Cafe. Mix a plump Bavarian woman wound tighter than a ... read more »
  
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  This is one of the most oddly entertaining and thought provoking films I have seen in a long time. I would highly recommend it!
  
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  A great quirky film with a terrific performance from the lead actress and a very good supporting cast. It made me laugh.
  
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  Extremely Slow Moving Film
  
  My husband gave up on this film after 45 minutes. I continued watching it because it was so different. But according to me, nothing ever happened. If there was ... read more »
  
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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....