Mikey and Nicky
1976
| Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 1976 |
Starring:
Carol Grace, John Cassavetes, Joyce Van Patten, M. Emmet Walsh, Ned Beatty, Peter Falk, Rose Arrick, Sanford Meisner, Sy Travers, William Hickey
Summary:
In Philadelphia, a small-time bookie who stole mob money is in hiding and he begs a childhood friend to help him evade the hit-man who's on his trail.
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A neglected 1976 gem from a neglected Hollywood genius. May was known for her comedy but here proves absolutely fluent in the language of mobster lowlife, with an edge of caustic, disillusioned humour, and strange yet shockingly real outbursts of violence in which cafe owners and bus drivers are suddenly roughed up.
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If May's script is brilliant, so is the vivid, raw acting -- which suggests heavy Cassavetes influence. [30 Jul 1999, p.O]
Elaine May (left), known for making comedies, wrote and directed this brilliant crime film, which easily ranks among the best movies of 1977. [09 Jan 2005]
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