Fingers (1978 film)
Fingers | |
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Directed by | James Toback |
Written by | James Toback |
Starring | Harvey Keitel Tisa Farrow Jim Brown |
Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
Edited by | Robert Lawrence |
Distributed by | Brut Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Fingers is a 1978 American
Plot
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Jimmy "Fingers" Angelelli (
Cast
- Harvey Keitel as Jimmy "Fingers"
- Tisa Farrow as Carol
- Michael V. Gazzo as Ben Angelelli
- Jim Brown as "Dreems"
- Tanya Roberts as Julie
- Marian Seldes as Ruth
- Danny Aiello as Butch
- Ed Marinaro as Gino
- Tony Sirico as Riccamonza
- Dominic Chianese as Arthur Fox
- Largo Woodruff as Dreems' Girl
- Sam Coppola as Sam
Production
James Toback said he originally wanted
Influence
The film was remade in 2005 in France as The Beat That My Heart Skipped.[3]
The movie is referenced by the John Travolta character Chili Palmer in the 1995 movie Get Shorty.
Music
Two notable pieces from the film are "Angel of the Morning" by Merrilee Rush and "Summertime, Summertime" by The Jamies. Director Toback initially wanted to use the song "Summertime" because the movie had "a summertime feel to it", and they wanted to shoot it during the summer months. The whole film, however, is framed by the music of Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata in E minor (BWV 914), which Keitel's character plays throughout the film, including during his audition at Carnegie Hall.
References
- ^ "Fingers". IMDb.
- ^ James Toback, "A Hollywood Mis-Education", Vanity Fair, March 2014 accessed 10 February 2014
- ^ Critique: Mélodie pour un tueur, de James Toback. Critikat: Accueil.
External links
- Fingers at IMDb