Alphabet City (film)
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Produced by | Andrew Braunsberg |
Starring | Vincent Spano |
Cinematography | Oliver Wood |
Edited by | Grahame Weinbren |
Music by | Nile Rodgers |
Distributed by | Atlantic Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.2 million[1] |
Box office | $7,035,585[2] |
Alphabet City is a 1984 American crime-drama film directed by
Plot
The film takes place entirely in one evening, with the time being indicated chronologically on the clock in Johnny's Trans Am. Johnny, a working-class Italian-American from Alphabet City, works for the New York Italian-American Mafia, which has placed him in charge of running
Early in the evening, Johnny meets with his friend Lippy, an eccentric cocaine dealer. They discuss the planned arson of an Alphabet City tenement building as ordered by the Mafia. As their discussion progresses, it becomes clear that it is Johnny who must carry out the burning of the building before the night is over and that his impoverished mother and sister live in the targeted building. This request pushes Johnny to plan a split from the Mob, which proves difficult. By the end of the night, Johnny must save his sister and mother from the burning of their building as well as rescue his girlfriend and their newborn child from the clutches of the Mob.
Cast
- Vincent Spano as Johnny
- Michael Winslow as Lippy
- Kate Vernon as Angie
- Jami Gertz as Sophia
- Zohra Lampert as Mama
- Raymond Serra as Gino
- Kenny Marino as Tony
- Tom Mardirosian as Benny
- Clifton Powell as Ramon
- Tom Wright as Chauffeur
Music
The music was composed by the prolific producer
Vehicle
The vehicle Vincent Spano drives in the film is a 1983
References
- ISBN 978-0252074431.
- ^ Alphabet City at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Alphabet City (1984)". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Alphabet City (1984)". Amazon. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Alphabet City". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
External links
- Alphabet City at IMDb