Rhythm Thief (1994)
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This drama, set in the gritty areas of New York's Lower Eastside and filmed in black and white, focuses upon the lonely and often pathetic lives of the down and out. Simon is a hustler who makes a minimal living by selling boot-leg homemade recording of underground metal-leather bands. He lives… More This drama, set in the gritty areas of New York's Lower Eastside and filmed in black and white, focuses upon the lonely and often pathetic lives of the down and out. Simon is a hustler who makes a minimal living by selling boot-leg homemade recording of underground metal-leather bands. He lives a grim life in dirty flat. He prefers solitude but has frequent and unwelcome visits from his girlfriend, a street dweller that wants to emulate him, and Shayme a junkie. The dull routine of his gray life is interrupted by a visit from a young woman from his hometown in Long Island. She is a former mental patient who was hospitalized in the same place as Simon's mother. Seeing her, brings up many unresolved feeling in Simon. Together they go to Far Rockaway, but Simon cannot deal with it and returns to the city for the movie's tragic ending. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Matthew Harrison
- Written By
- Christopher Grimm, Matthew Harrison
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 15, 1995 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a heavy slog through hell that has a raw energy.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Matthew Harrison's low-budget indie is a stunning debut and guerrila filmmaking at its best.
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MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher
[A] take on punkish independence on New York's Lower East Side... reminiscent of Scorsese's early work...
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Cast
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Jason Andrews
as Simon
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Eddie Daniels
as Marty
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Kimberly Flynn
as Cyd
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Kevin Corrigan
as Fuller
- Sean Haggerty
- Mark Alfred
- Paul Rodriguez
- Cynthia Sley
- Bob McGrath
- Christopher Cooke
