A young man can't accept the girl he likes because of her bitter past.A young man can't accept the girl he likes because of her bitter past.A young man can't accept the girl he likes because of her bitter past.
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Anne Collette
- Girl in Dream
- (as Ann Collette)
Philip Carlson
- Boy in Copake
- (as Phil Carlson)
Marrissa Joffre
- Girl at Party
- (as Marrisa Joffrey)
Victor Magnotta
- Boy in Fight
- (as Vic Magnotta)
Thomas Aiello
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- (uncredited)
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- TriviaIn order to get distribution for his film, Martin Scorsese was told to add nude scenes so it could be promoted as a "sexploitation" movie. He thus shot the fantasy scene showing J.R. imagining encounters with prostitutes.
- GoofsMartin Scorsese utilizes the black and white nature of film to hide the lack of time and day continuity in some scenes.
- Crazy creditsThere is a big "Thanks to the County and City of New York" in the end credits.
- Alternate versionsEarly versions of this film were screened without the erotic fantasy scene.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
- SoundtracksJenny Take a Ride
(uncredited)
Written by Bob Crewe, Enotris Johnson, and Little Richard
Performed by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Featured review
early Scorsese and Keitel
John Wayne fan J.R. (Harvey Keitel) and his friends are local Italian petty ruffians on the streets of New York. He meets and gets engaged to a girl. When she tells him about being raped, he is disbelieving, angry, and heartbroken. With his religious conviction, he can't marry a non-virgin and returns to his old thug life.
The actors are all amateurs. This is Martin Scorsese's feature debut. It's a black and white indie. Harvey Keitel is still a student actor. Despite that, one can see the inherit skills of these guys. Scorsese is trying various camera moves. He's an artist playing with his paint. There is a real unpredictable sense of violence and there is his music sense. It's not polished by any means but one can see Scorsese trying something in almost every scene. There are scenes that ramble on but those have a visceral sense of uncertainty. The technical aspect varies and it can feel disjointed especially the dream sequences. The sexual dream comes out of nowhere which doesn't fit the rest of the movie. There is the ambient noise which may be deliberate but probably the byproduct of guerrilla student filmmaking. Keitel is exuding energy as the lead. He's the focus even at such a young age. I do wonder why the female lead has no name. To be fair, most characters do not have names. One would expect JR call her by her name at least once. Is it a continuing Scorsese limitation with female characters? I can only call up one strong female lead in his writing. There are a few more in his other works. It's probably a limitation of simply being a dude. It's hard to write what one doesn't know. Overall, this is a crystal ball that predicts Scorsese's rise as one of the great American directors.
The actors are all amateurs. This is Martin Scorsese's feature debut. It's a black and white indie. Harvey Keitel is still a student actor. Despite that, one can see the inherit skills of these guys. Scorsese is trying various camera moves. He's an artist playing with his paint. There is a real unpredictable sense of violence and there is his music sense. It's not polished by any means but one can see Scorsese trying something in almost every scene. There are scenes that ramble on but those have a visceral sense of uncertainty. The technical aspect varies and it can feel disjointed especially the dream sequences. The sexual dream comes out of nowhere which doesn't fit the rest of the movie. There is the ambient noise which may be deliberate but probably the byproduct of guerrilla student filmmaking. Keitel is exuding energy as the lead. He's the focus even at such a young age. I do wonder why the female lead has no name. To be fair, most characters do not have names. One would expect JR call her by her name at least once. Is it a continuing Scorsese limitation with female characters? I can only call up one strong female lead in his writing. There are a few more in his other works. It's probably a limitation of simply being a dude. It's hard to write what one doesn't know. Overall, this is a crystal ball that predicts Scorsese's rise as one of the great American directors.
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- Bring on the Dancing Girls
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- Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands(as New York, only interior, scenes with nudity)
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- $75,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $16,085
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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