DJ Zack en pooier Jack belanden in de gevangenis vanwege misdaden die ze niet hebben gepleegd. Zij komen terecht in een cel met de vrolijke, optimistische Roberto. Deze Italiaan spreekt gebrekkig Engels en vormt daardoor een komisch en soms zwaar irritante aanwezigheid.
Nee, helaas is Down by Law nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Jim Jarmusch | Director |
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alan Kleinberg | Producer |
| Directing | Claire Denis | Assistant Director |
| Production | Tom Rothman | Co-Producer |
| Production | Jim Stark | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Jim Jarmusch | Writer |
| Editing | Melody London | Editor |
| Art | Janet Densmore | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Wood | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donita Miller | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | John Auerbach | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Cary Brokaw | Executive Producer |
| Production | Otto Grokenberger | Executive Producer |
| Production | Russell Schwartz | Executive Producer |
| Sound | John Lurie | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donita Miller | Hairstylist |
| Production | Rudd Simmons | Production Manager |
| Directing | Guido Chiesa | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Janet Densmore | Property Master |
| Art | Janet Densmore | Set Dresser |
| Art | Roger Knight | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Roger Knight | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Sound | Martin Bisi | Additional Sound Re-Recordist |
| Sound | Matthew Corey | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mark Goodermote | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Stanley Kastner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robin Katz | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Frank Kern | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Drew Kunin | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Peter Waggoner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Sylvia Waliga | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Jack Anderson | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Hank Billeaud | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Hank Billeaud | Gaffer |
| Camera | Theo Cremona | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Paul Ferrara | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Christopher Porter | Gaffer |
| Camera | Michael Ruggles | Best Boy Grip |
| Lighting | Louis Tancredi | Electrician |
| Production | Claudia Splecher | Additional Casting |
| Production | Alison Walsh | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Simpson | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | Tim Brennan | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Lori Mozilo | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Tom Salvatore | Color Timer |
| Production | David Ross McCarty | Location Manager |
| Production | Stephanie Samuel | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Mary Shelton | Location Assistant |
| Sound | Doug Bowne | Musician |
| Sound | Curtis Fowlkes | Musician |
| Sound | Tony Garnier | Musician |
| Sound | Lisa Krueger | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | Arto Lindsay | Musician |
| Sound | Eugene J. Moye | Musician |
| Sound | Marc Ribot | Musician |
| Sound | E.J. Rodriguez | Musician |
| Sound | Naná Vasconcelos | Musician |
| Directing | Peter Grand | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Tom Waits | Songs |
| Production | Allison Brandin | Production Assistant |
| Production | Charles De Cuir | Production Assistant |
| Production | Matthew A. Handal | Production Assistant |
| Production | Kathie Hersch | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Susan Jacobs | Publicist |
| Production | Tom Jarmusch | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lisa Krueger | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Tommy Samona | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Ida Schonfeld | Intern |
| Production | Phil Seifert III | Production Assistant |
| Production | Camela Smyke | Production Office Coordinator |
| Crew | Lynn Staats | Production Controller |
| Production | Alison Walsh | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Simon Brook | Thanks |
| Crew | Don Donigi | Thanks |
| Crew | Bill Nisselson | Thanks |
| Crew | Pascale Ogier | In Memory Of |
| Crew | Melvin Pukowsky | Thanks |
| Crew | Phil Sodano | Thanks |
| Crew | Enzo Ungari | In Memory Of |
| Crew | Irwin Young | Thanks |
| Crew | Eric Hoffman | Projection |
