Nothing Lasts Forever

"You're Born. You Live. You Shop. You Die."

1984 1h 22m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 31

RomanceScience FictionFantasyComedyDrama

Synopsis

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An artist fails a test and is required to direct traffic in New York City's Holland Tunnel. He winds up falling in love with a beautiful woman, who takes him to the moon on a Lunar Cruiser.

“You're Born. You Live. You Shop. You Die.”

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Cast

Zach Galligan
Adam Beckett
Apollonia van Ravenstein
Mara Hofmeier
Bill Murray
Ted Breughel
Sam Jaffe
Father Knickerbocker
Imogene Coca
Daisy Schackman
Clarice Taylor
Lu
Anita Ellis
Aunt Anita
Dan Aykroyd
Buck Heller

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom Schiller
Writers: Tom Schiller
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tom Schiller, shot by Fred Schuler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Margot Francis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Zach Galligan and Apollonia van Ravenstein and Bill Murray carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You're Born. You Live. You Shop. You Die.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tom Schiller directs. Fred Schuler behind the camera. Howard Shore scores. Margot Francis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
342 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Tom Schiller, shot by Fred Schuler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Margot Francis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Zach Galligan and Apollonia van Ravenstein and Bill Murray carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You're Born. You Live. You Shop. You Die.".
9IMDB entry: tt0087817 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.