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Small Time

  • 1990
  • 1h 28m
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5.9/10
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Small Time (1990)
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A supremely realistic film of repression in the inter-city ghetto.A supremely realistic film of repression in the inter-city ghetto.A supremely realistic film of repression in the inter-city ghetto.

  • Director
    • Norman Loftis
  • Writer
    • Norman Loftis
  • Stars
    • Richard Barboza
    • Carolyn Kinebrew
    • Scott Ferguson
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    34
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    • Director
      • Norman Loftis
    • Writer
      • Norman Loftis
    • Stars
      • Richard Barboza
      • Carolyn Kinebrew
      • Scott Ferguson
    • 1User review
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    Richard Barboza
    • Vince
    Carolyn Kinebrew
    • Vicky
    Scott Ferguson
    • Mike
    Keith Allan
    Keith Allan
    • Peppy
    • (as Keith Allen)
    Robert Amico
    Robert Amico
    • Police Lt. Callaway
    • (as Robert F. Amico)
    James Campia S. Williams
    • Woman who Fights Back
    Kim Anderson
    • Woman On Street
    • (as Kim "Scruffy" Anderson)
    Brana Barnard
    • Woman Mugged at Bus Stop
    Deborah Bickel
    • Woman on Subway Platform
    Kristin Blessin
    • Waitress
    Jerome Brenner
    • Police Captain
    Lobell Brown
    • Corpse
    William Bunche
    • Prisoner
    Joseph Carl
    • Carl
    Julie Chibbaro
    • Prostitute
    Linda Rivas
    • Prostitute
    Stephen T. Clark
    • Homosexual
    Craig Clarke
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    • Director
      • Norman Loftis
    • Writer
      • Norman Loftis
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    3gkallen7

    Guidebook to the life of a street mugger

    This is a rather stylized representation of a day in the life of a New York street mugger which blends the dialog and timing of a stage play with monochrome art film cuts to give an overview in several chapters of how a Small Time thug's routine escalates to the almost inevitable conclusion of murder. Early scenes of his home life show him almost relating to his mother and two half-siblings, all of whom rely on his street skills to keep them fed. Later he meets up with his work friends who pass the time between muggings by practicing their rap routines. Most of the film's running time is devoted to his pattern of stalking likely victims--usually older women--on the sidewalks and in the subways of New York. When the opportunity arises, he allows himself to be taken home for gay sex, but his anger always suggests a violent conclusion. By the time the hand gun appears, the conclusion is obvious, but the reasoning remains unclear. Vince is not an antihero, nor even a tragic victim, and why such a character rates his own movie is a question without an answer.

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 1990 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York, USA
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      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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