Arizona Dream wouldn't fall under the garden-variety "mumblecore" label, but it's something of a studio antecedent, with weirdo main characters in a conventional setting. Johnny Depp plays Axel, a nobody dreamer kid with a dead-end job who heads from NYC to Arizona for his uncle's (Jerry Lewis) wedding.

His pal (Vincent Gallo) tags along, and while in Arizona, Axel falls for an older woman (Faye Dunaway) with a firecracker daughter his age (Lili Taylor). It's worth watching for more than just the novelty of the names in the cast. Axel's journey to becoming a man is full of weird behaviors from all involved and would never stand a chance of being funded by a studio now (19 years later). Warner Archive made it available last week.

Jerry Lewis isn't wearing pants in this scene.

Gallo is and looks much younger.

This shot really captures the novelty aspect of the movie.