Gravesend (1996)
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60% of critics liked it
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67% of users liked it
(82 ratings)
Though made for only $5000, this gritty and bittlerly funny crime drama marks the debut of promising young New York filmmaker Sal Stabile. Set in a blue-collar neighborhood near Coney Island, it centers on four young men aimlessly hanging out for an evening. They are start in Ray's basement… More Though made for only $5000, this gritty and bittlerly funny crime drama marks the debut of promising young New York filmmaker Sal Stabile. Set in a blue-collar neighborhood near Coney Island, it centers on four young men aimlessly hanging out for an evening. They are start in Ray's basement where Zane starts a fight and ends up accidentally shooting Ray's big brother. After much debate, the boys decide to get rid of the body themselves to save trouble. Two more deaths occur until the foursome find themselves tooling about in a car, trying to act normally, as if they weren't carrying three corpses in their trunk and making unsuccessful attempts to dispose of them. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Salvatore Stabile
- Written By
- Salvatore Stabile
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 5, 1997 Wide
- Studio
- Palm Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Not a great film, but it is impressively chilling.
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Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com
Gravesend overcomes severe technical limitations with excellent performances, intuitive camera work, sharp dialog and energy to burn.
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Kevin Lally, Film Journal International
This bare-bones drama is already a success, putting Salvatore Stabile in fast company, at high speed.
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