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      Alphabet City

      R Released May 4, 1984 1 hr. 25 min. Crime Drama List
      Reviews 33% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Although Johnny (Vincent Spano) has yet to hit his 20s, he has already made quite a name for himself as a mob-employed New York City drug pusher. Johnny and his pal Lippy (Michael Winslow) are ordered by their boss to pull off an arson job, but the upstart dealer gets second thoughts when he realizes that the building he's been told to burn down is that of his own mother and sister. He then tries to stop the crime and save his family, incurring the wrath of the mob in the process. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Totally blindsided by how awesome this was! It's a smaller, lower budget crime flick, but what it lacks in spectacle, it more than makes up for in style. The design, the music, the cinematography... all aces! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/21 Full Review dave j Monday, September 8, 2014 (1984) Alphabet City ACTION CRIME DRAMA Mediocre effort that's overshadowed by many unmemorable 1980's music I would want to forget. Depicting a particular time of New York City's worst slums when the drug trade was a common occurrence in an area called Alphabet City. Co-written and directed by Amos Poe uses the "Alphabet City" as a backdrop to showcase a young good looking guy named, Johnny (Vincent Spano) whose making his daily rounds by collecting money with no problems whatsoever. And it starts to complicate things as soon as his boss instructs him to commit arson to the very building where his mom and sister are residing in, forcing him to chose. Viewers are not given any clear explanation why his boss wants him to do this, putting us in the dark. 2 out of 4 stars Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review ashley h Alphabet City is a decent film. It is about a New York City drug dealer who decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters. Vincent Spano and Michael Winslow give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Amos Poe did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and thrills. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member suffers from some bad acting but as far as its Photography and atmosphere it's pretty f****** good. New York in the 80's fascinates me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member A watchable tale of the streets, though I wasn't ever fully drawn into it - not sure why, it just didn't grab me the way I sort of expected it to. I did enjoy the sketchy '80s era NYC settings though, so that's a definite selling point. Rental? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member i don't care want people say this movie is independent gold its stylish it has good music totally under rated five stars Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Maybe in another movie these actors could have made their characters come alive. In Alphabet City, everything is smothered in the concept. Rated: 1/4 Apr 30, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Although Johnny (Vincent Spano) has yet to hit his 20s, he has already made quite a name for himself as a mob-employed New York City drug pusher. Johnny and his pal Lippy (Michael Winslow) are ordered by their boss to pull off an arson job, but the upstart dealer gets second thoughts when he realizes that the building he's been told to burn down is that of his own mother and sister. He then tries to stop the crime and save his family, incurring the wrath of the mob in the process.
      Director
      Amos Poe
      Executive Producer
      Thomas Coleman, Michael Rosenblatt
      Screenwriter
      Amos Poe, Gregory K. Heller
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 4, 1984, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2020