Alphabet City (film)

Alphabet City
Promotional film poster
Directed byAmos Poe
Written byGregory K. Heller
Robert Seidman
Amos Poe
Produced byAndrew Braunsberg
StarringVincent Spano
CinematographyOliver Wood
Edited byGrahame Weinbren
Music byNile Rodgers
Distributed byAtlantic Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • May 4, 1984 (1984-05-04)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.2 million[1]
Box office$7,035,585[2]

Alphabet City is a 1984 American crime-drama film directed by Amos Poe. The story follows a young New York City gangster of Italian descent named Johnny, who has been given control over his own neighborhood by the Mafia. Then unknown actors Vincent Spano (as Johnny), Jami Gertz, and Michael Winslow are featured in this low-budget thriller. Acclaimed film and stage actress Zohra Lampert plays Johnny's mother. The film is set in Alphabet City, a part of the East Village in New York City.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Suárez, Juan A. (August 13, 2007). Jim Jarmusch (Contemporary Film Directors). University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0252074431.
  2. ^ Alphabet City at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ "Alphabet City (1984)". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Alphabet City (1984)". Amazon. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Alphabet City". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 29 November 2013.