Where They Went

Down by Law (1986)

Directed by Jim Jarmusch

A small-time pimp and an out-of-work DJ, both framed in New Orleans, share a cell with a cheerful Italian tourist who leads them out of jail and into the Louisiana swamps.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Jack's room and the street
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Stated on screen

    Jack, a pimp, is lured into a set-up with an underage girl and arrested.

  2. 1Zack's apartment and the drive
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    ≈ 00:05:00
    Stated on screen

    Zack, a jobless DJ, agrees to drive a car across town and is stopped with a body in the trunk.

  3. 2Parish prison
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    ≈ 00:18:00
    Inferred

    Stuck in a cell, the two bicker until Roberto joins them and starts planning an escape.

  4. 3Swamp
    Louisiana bayou country
    ≈ 01:00:00
    Inferred
  5. 4Roberto's camp
    Louisiana bayou country
    ≈ 01:20:00
    Inferred
  6. 5Luigi's Tintop (fictional)
    ≈ 01:30:00
    Stated on screenFictional
  7. 6Fork in the road
    Louisiana bayou country
    ≈ 01:42:00
    Inferred

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
106 km
Places
3
Countries
1
Stops
7
  • On foot: 106 km
  • Not shown: 0.0 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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