Paris, Texas
“A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.”
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.
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Cast
19 people
Harry Dean Stanton
Travis
Known for
Alien
The Green Mile
Nastassja Kinski
Jane
Known for
Castlevania: Nocturne
Cat People
Dean Stockwell
Walt
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Hunter Carson
Hunter
Known for
Invaders from Mars
Aurore Clément
Anne
Known for
Maigret
Lacombe, Lucien
Helen Caldwell
script supervisor
Bernhard Wicki
Doctor Ulmer
Known for
La Notte
Death Watch
Sam Berry
Gas Station Attendant
No other roles listed
Claresie Mobley
Car Rental Clerk
No other roles listed
Viva
Woman on TV
Known for
Play It Again, Sam
The Man Without a Face
Socorro Valdez
Carmelita
Also in
The New Adventures of Zorro
American Playhouse
Claire Denis
assistant director
Wim Wenders Director · Sam Shepard Writer Ry Cooder Composer
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $1.8M · United States release November 2, 1984
Box office
Budget
$1,750,000
Worldwide gross
$2,181,987
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Road Movies
Production
Argos films
Production
WDR
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
Pro-ject Filmproduktion
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Wim Wenders Stiftung
Production
United Kingdom · Germany · France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 19, 1984
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · November 2, 1984
Limited theatrical
Germany · January 11, 1985
Theatrical
United States · January 26, 2010
Physical · DVD
United States
January 14, 2014 · Premiere · New York Jewish Film Festival
Argentina
February 14, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
February 28, 1985 · Theatrical
July 23, 2006 · Physical · https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/paris-texas
October 31, 2024 · Theatrical · 40th Anniversary
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 16, 2021 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
September 26, 1985 · Theatrical
November 20, 2020 · Physical
Bulgaria
March 6, 2007 · Premiere · Sofia International Film Festival
May 10, 2021 · Premiere · Sofia International Film Festival
Canada
September 14, 1984 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
February 7, 2021 · TV · CCTV6
April 2, 2022 · TV · CCTV6
June 10, 2022 · Digital · bilibili
July 28, 2024 · Premiere · FIRST International Film Festival（4K RESTORATION）
Czechia
March 27, 2009 · Premiere · Febio Film Festival
Denmark
October 5, 1984 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 2, 2022 · Physical · DVD
Finland
December 21, 1984 · Theatrical
France
July 16, 1984 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 57747
September 22, 2010 · Physical
October 19, 2011 · Physical
July 16, 2014 · Theatrical · re-release
November 7, 2023 · Physical
May 24, 2024 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival（4K RESTORATION）
August 18, 2025 · TV · Arte
September 21, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
July 18, 2013 · Physical
February 5, 2015 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
December 5, 2019 · Physical
March 6, 2021 · Physical
July 25, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 18, 2025 · TV · Arte
Greece
August 1, 2003 · Theatrical · re-release
October 7, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Panorama of European Cinema
November 18, 2006 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
October 26, 2020 · Premiere · Film Festival
October 3, 2024 · Theatrical · 4K Restoration
Hungary
December 5, 1985 · Theatrical
India
April 12, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
February 7, 2025 · Premiere · The India Tour
Indonesia
November 23, 2025 · Premiere · European Arthouse Cinema Day
Ireland
January 25, 1985 · Theatrical
Israel
July 12, 2014 · Premiere · Jerusalem Film Festival
Italy
December 5, 1984 · Premiere · Turin
December 6, 1984 · Theatrical
December 20, 2011 · Physical
November 30, 2017 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
November 20, 2019 · Physical
November 4, 2024 · Limited theatrical · 40th Anniversary Rerelease
Japan
June 1, 1985 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
September 7, 1985 · Theatrical
November 2, 2012 · Physical
Mexico
December 4, 1985 · Premiere · XVIII Muestra Internacional de Cine
June 5, 1986 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 8, 1984 · Theatrical
May 24, 2009 · TV · Nederland 2
May 23, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 14, 2014 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
July 26, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
November 28, 2024 · Theatrical · re-release
Poland
July 25, 2014 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
October 26, 2016 · Premiere · American Film Festival
Portugal
October 25, 1984 · Theatrical
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical · re-release, restored version
Singapore
January 17, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Korea
August 29, 1987 · Theatrical
March 30, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 11, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
December 22, 1986 · TV
February 5, 1988 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona, original version
January 18, 1989 · Theatrical · ICAA 51884
December 15, 2015 · Physical
January 25, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Madrid, re-release, subtitled version
January 28, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona, re-release, subtitled version
March 28, 2025 · Limited theatrical · 4k 40th Anniversary Rerelease
Sweden
November 2, 1984 · Theatrical
March 27, 2009 · Physical · DVD
June 21, 2019 · TV
Switzerland
August 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 20, 2014 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
February 23, 2018 · Physical · DVD
July 26, 2024 · Theatrical · 40 years re-release，4K Restoration version
Thailand
November 9, 2024 · Premiere · World Film Festival Bangkok (4K Restoration)
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Türkiye
April 27, 1985 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
October 2, 2020 · Limited theatrical
May 6, 2024 · TV · TRT 2
July 5, 2024 · Limited theatrical
United Arab Emirates
October 17, 2019 · Physical · blu ray
United Kingdom
August 23, 1984 · Theatrical
January 28, 2013 · Physical
August 22, 2022 · Physical
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