American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince

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Yash B I can see why "American Boy" might be interesting to some, it just wasn't really my cup of tea. I thought some of the stories in the movie were kind of cool, but the experience of watching the documentary as a whole was a bit boring. I will say that I have become more interested in watching more of Scorsese's older work by watching his shorts on Criterion, but this one wasn't one of my favorites. Overall, there are moments that are intriguing, but they didn't do much for me personally. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Scorsese is a favorite of mine but this is a snoozer. Steven Prince tells stories that are semi-entertaining but you almost wish it was via a phone call or in person instead of on film. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member A Completely Wired To-The-Nines Man Is Laughed At (But Not With, Mind You) By His "Friends" As He Recounts His Stupid Life Failures, Many Drug Related. A Train Wreck, It's Sad That Scorsese Utilises This Individuals Disastrous Dilemmas As Entertainment Fodder. An Early Take (40 Years Prior) On Endemol's TV-Shiw : Big Brother. Also Full Of Sad, Soulless, Game Show Drunks. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Fascinating. Some people not only realise how great life is, but also have a fantastic way of relating it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member http://filmreviewsnsuch.blogspot.com/2013/11/italianamerican-and-american-boy-2.html Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I think with all his accomplishments in feature filmmaking, people sometimes forget or miss that Martin Scorsese is also a great documentarian. This one, made in 1978, is about Scorsese's friend Steven Prince, who is a great storyteller. I've always been a fan of a good storyteller, and this guy is quite good at weaving his tales of his childhood and his days as a drug addict and working for Neil Diamond, or his tale of giving a woman an adrenaline shot, a tale which inspired Tarantino and "Pulp Fiction". Quite interesting and funny. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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