Song by Song embarks on a roundup of Waits’s many film cameo appearances, with Sam and Martin ably abetted by film critic Leigh Singer. With discussions of his smallest early film appearances (and several of his film absences), we take this first episode to discuss Paradise Alley (1978), Wolfen (1981), The Stone Boy (1984), Candy Mountain (1987), Greasy Lake (1988) and The Two Jakes (1990).
Music extracts used for illustrative/review purposes include:
Tom Waits - The Acting Years, Leigh Singer supercut (2019)
Paradise Alley Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Sylvester Stallone, 1978)
Excerpt from Paradise Alley featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Sylvester Stallone, 1978)
Wolfen Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Michael Wadleigh, 1981)
Excerpt from Wolfen (German language dubbed version) featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Michael Wadleigh, 1981)
The Stone Boy Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Christopher Cain, 1984)
Streetwise, via YouTube (dir. Martin Bell, 1984)
Candy Mountain Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Robert Frank / Rudy Wurlitzer, 1987)
Excerpt from Candy Mountain featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Robert Frank / Rudy Wurlitzer, 1987)
Greasy Lake (full short film), via YouTube (dir. Damian Harris, 1988)
"Greasy Lake" short story by T. Coraghessan Boyle (1985)
The Two Jakes Trailer, via YouTube (dir. Jack Nicholson, 1990)
Excerpt from The Two Jakes featuring Tom Waits, via YouTube (dir. Jack Nicholson, 1990)
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