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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 17 m

Summary A film about greed, politics, land use and public policy, Zipper tells the story behind the battle over an American cultural icon. Small-time ride operator, Eddie Miranda, proudly runs a 38-year-old carnival contraption called the Zipper in the heart of Coney Island’s gritty amusement district. When his rented lot is snatched up by an op...

Directed By: Amy Nicholson

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 17 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • The Cinema Guild
  • 1 h 17 m

Zipper: Coney Island's Last Wild Ride

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary A film about greed, politics, land use and public policy, Zipper tells the story behind the battle over an American cultural icon. Small-time ride operator, Eddie Miranda, proudly runs a 38-year-old carnival contraption called the Zipper in the heart of Coney Island’s gritty amusement district. When his rented lot is snatched up by an op...

Directed By: Amy Nicholson

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
72
67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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33% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Aug 8, 2013
Zipper captures the erasing of one of New York’s most unique stamps by cartoon businesspeople with dollar signs for eyeballs.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
83
Aug 7, 2013
The focus is spread too thinly on the various colorful local voices, all of whom openly campaign against Recchia’s intentions with zest and flavor.
By Gabe Toro FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 6, 2013
Combining footage of embattled town meetings and raucous boardwalk scenes with evenhanded interviews and visualized statistics, Zipper is a compelling argument for a populist Coney Island whose days are, alas, numbered.
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75
Aug 9, 2013
The Zipper is a carnival ride, a tumbling cage whose screaming customers are spun around like a Ferris wheel.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 29, 2013
Documentarian Amy Nicholson puts a human face on the deterioration of the iconic New York amusement park by focusing on the fate of her favorite ride.
By Annlee Ellingson FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 8, 2013
Though not terribly nuanced, a bit muddled and lacking certain perspectives, “Zipper” drives home the fragile identity of even the city’s signature locales and the alarming cultural myopia of much redevelopment.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 6, 2013
Amy Nicholson's documentary feels warm and fuzzy about its subject, but at the same time depersonalized.
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Production Company Myrtle & Olive
Release Date Aug 9, 2013
Duration 1 h 17 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/zipperfilm?filter=1
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• 1 Nomination

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