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Bounce: Behind the Velvet Rope

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Filmmaker Steven Cantor interviews various Los Angeles bouncers, most of whom have kind hearts beneath their tough exteriors.

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Jonathan Foreman New York Post 09/07/2001
2.5/4
Much of the resulting material is very funny, though there are a few times when the filmmakers patronize or mock their subjects in a way that makes you uncomfortable. Go to Full Review Dave Kehr New York Times 09/07/2001
2/5
[A] casually shot and loosely assembled film. Go to Full Review Amy Taubin Village Voice 09/04/2001
Mindless, shoddy. Go to Full Review Martin Scribbs Low IQ Canadian 09/26/2004
Self-important knuckleheads bloviate on club life. Though docs are reknown as tools to create empathy, Bounce merely confirms the worst prejudices of its audience. Go to Full Review Doris Toumarkine Film Journal International 12/09/2001
Bouncing here doesn't look like fun, but the film is. Go to Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com 09/08/2001
3/5
After about half an hour, looking at wounds and comparing workout rituals gets a bit tedious. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/17/2008 A Great Documentry for, The Men Who Dont Fit in... See more 03/09/2008 Lenny Mclean was a professional, RIP. See more 05/28/2007 nice movie i like it See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Steven Cantor

Director

Black Prince

Actor

Omar Cook

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Alan Crosley

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Frank DeMaio

Actor

Mike DeMaio

Actor

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Steven Cantor interviews various Los Angeles bouncers, most of whom have kind hearts beneath their tough exteriors.
Director
Steven Cantor
Producer
Steven Cantor, Daniel Laikind
Distributor
Artistic License, Wellspring Media, Showtime Entertainment
Production Co
Stick Figure Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 7, 2001, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.5K
Runtime
1h 12m