Times Square (1980 film)

Times Square
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAllan Moyle
Screenplay byJacob Brackman
Story byAllan Moyle
Leanne Ungar
Produced byJacob Brackman
Robert Stigwood
StarringTim Curry
Trini Alvarado
Robin Johnson
Peter Coffield
Herbert Berghof
David Margulies
Anna Maria Horsford
CinematographyJames A. Contner
Edited byTom Priestley
Music byBlue Weaver
Production
companies
Distributed byAssociated Film Distribution
Release date
  • October 17, 1980 (1980-10-17)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$1.4 million[2][3]

Times Square is a 1980 American drama film directed by Allan Moyle and starring Trini Alvarado and Robin Johnson as teenage runaways from opposite sides of the tracks and Tim Curry as a radio DJ. The film is set in New York City. The plot embodies a punk rock ethic of misunderstood youth articulating their frustrations toward adult authority through music.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference globe was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Nowell, Richard (2010). Blood Money: A History of the First Teen Slasher Film Cycle. Continuum. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-44-112496-8.
  3. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 300. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada