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5.1/10
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A New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.A New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.A New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.
Raymond Serra
- Gino
- (as Ray Serra)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe period of principal photography on this picture was a production shoot in the American fall season of 1983 in New York City that ran for about twenty nights over four weeks in October that year.
- Goofs(at around 1h 19 mins) Shadow of camera visible.
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An Underrated Underground Sleeper
Ultra-Low-Budget but done with a panache that is still somewhat beautiful today with its garish nightlife colors and an Artistic Flare that is rarely achieved in this type of Quickie. This is a Sleeper and is a fine example of what you can do with limited resources.
This has more appeal than a lot of Mainstream Movies with huge amounts of Money and very little Talent. The street scenes have a glamorous gritty look and remind one of a Comic Book or something out of the imagination.
This is an underrated, underground Film treat and could be defined as a Cult Movie that has yet to be acknowledged for what it is. A great looking, surreal, well-done take on a time of opulence and decadence, shown here as a picture postcard from a Twilight Zone. Nothing here is presented or meant to be realistic. It is a swath of decay presented as a twinkling other place that is as accessible as it is disturbing.
Kudos to all involved, especially the Cinematographer and the Art Designer. But it took a group effort to pull this one off and make it so much better, Artistically, because it hardly stood a chance and rose above its restraints and Money-Men meddling.
This has more appeal than a lot of Mainstream Movies with huge amounts of Money and very little Talent. The street scenes have a glamorous gritty look and remind one of a Comic Book or something out of the imagination.
This is an underrated, underground Film treat and could be defined as a Cult Movie that has yet to be acknowledged for what it is. A great looking, surreal, well-done take on a time of opulence and decadence, shown here as a picture postcard from a Twilight Zone. Nothing here is presented or meant to be realistic. It is a swath of decay presented as a twinkling other place that is as accessible as it is disturbing.
Kudos to all involved, especially the Cinematographer and the Art Designer. But it took a group effort to pull this one off and make it so much better, Artistically, because it hardly stood a chance and rose above its restraints and Money-Men meddling.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,035,585
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,172,292
- May 6, 1984
- Gross worldwide
- $7,035,585
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