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| American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince | |
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| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
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| Produced by | Bert Lovitt |
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| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
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| Distributed by | New Empire Films |
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Running time | 55 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $155,000[1] |
American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince is a 1978 documentary directed by Martin Scorsese.[2] Its subject is Scorsese's friend Steven Prince, known for his small role as Easy Andy, the gun salesman in Taxi Driver. Prince is a raconteur who tells stories about various events in his life.
The Neil Young song "Time Fades Away" is featured in the film.[3]
A sequel, American Prince, was released in 2009 and was directed by Tommy Pallotta.
- ^ "American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978)". imdb.com. Retrieved 2006-12-03.
- ^ Meneghetti, Mike (2021-03-25). Martin Scorsese's Documentary Histories: Migrations, Movies, Music. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-5013-3689-8.
- ^ Pappademas, Alex (2020-07-07). "Steven Prince, an Early Scorsese Star, "Was the Guy with the Gun"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-04-26.