Five Corners (1987)
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75% of critics liked it
(8 reviews) -
50% of users liked it
(1,270 ratings)
Quirky comedy, intense drama, and warm nostalgia are all combined in this eccentric look at one night in 1964 amongst the residents of the Five Corners neighborhood of the Bronx. The bulk of the film concerns Linda (Jodie Foster), a young woman who finds herself stalked by a disturbed rapist fresh… More Quirky comedy, intense drama, and warm nostalgia are all combined in this eccentric look at one night in 1964 amongst the residents of the Five Corners neighborhood of the Bronx. The bulk of the film concerns Linda (Jodie Foster), a young woman who finds herself stalked by a disturbed rapist fresh out of prison. Needing protection, she turns to her formerly tough ex-boyfriend, only to discover that a recent political awakening has transformed him into a pacifist. The tension of Linda's situation is leavened by the film's attention to its bizarre subplots, which include a stolen penguin, partying teenagers who encounter trouble with an elevator, and a pair of detectives investigating a series of mysterious bow-and-arrow attacks. The script by John Patrick Shanley, who won the 1987 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Moonstruck, manages to (for the most part) bring these seemingly unrelated stories together into a fairly logical conclusion. Even though numerous critics felt that Five Corners' mixture of widely disparate tones was not completely successful, the end result is a surprisingly charming and unique tribute to a time and a place. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tony Bill
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1987 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 18, 2007
- Studio
- Cannon Home Video
Critic Reviews
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
Reminds you that you can still find small treasures in all the piles of low-budget cinematic junk that are out there.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Screenplay writer John Patrick Shanley fails to shed any new light on the thorny problem of senseless urban violence.
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Cast
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Jodie Foster
as Linda
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Tim Robbins
as Harry Fitzgerald
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Todd Graff
as James
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John Turturro
as Heinz Sabantino
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Elizabeth Berridge
as Melanie
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Rose Gregorio
as Mrs. Sabantino
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Gregory Rozakis
as Mazola
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John Seitz
as Sullivan
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Kathleen Chalfant
as Mrs. Fitzgerald
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Ray Aranha
as Arthur
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Bill Cobbs
as Man in Coffee Shop
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Cathryn de Prume
as Brita
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Pepe Douglas
as Policeman
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Pierre Epstein
as George
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Dann Florek
as Policeman
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Frances Foster
as Waitress
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Rodney Harvey
as Castro
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Michael R. Howard
as Murray
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Daniel Jenkins
as Willie
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Eriq La Salle
as Samuel Kemp
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Kit Le Fever
as Esther
- Michael Mantell
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Jack McGee
as Desk Sergeant
- Mike Nussbaum
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Anthony Powers
as Cop
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Keith Reddin
as Neighborhood Person
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Campbell Scott
as Policeman
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Marya Small
as Woman in Deli
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Mike Starr
as Bartender
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David Brisbin
as Plainclothes Man
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Carl Caportoto
as Sal
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Jerome Collamore
as Old Man in Bar
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Alex Kramarevsky
as Policeman
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Thomas Kudlek
as Policeman
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Robert Lempert
as Neighborhood Person
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Mike Lisenco
as Policeman
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Regis Mullavey
as Policeman
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Frank Patton
as Policeman
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Joel Segal
as Policeman
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Victor Slezak
as Policeman
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Jose Soto Jr.
as Boy in Pet Store
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Richard Thomson
as Cop
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Jerry Hewitt
as Mr. Glascow
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Richard Thomsen
as Policeman
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James Ryan
as Policeman
