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Night of the Juggler

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An ex-policeman (James Brolin) hunts a twisted racist (Cliff Gorman) who has abducted his daughter (Abby Bluestone) in New York.
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Peter Bradshaw Guardian Nov 12
4/5
You can’t help but gasp at the full-tilt craziness on display, and connoisseurs will enjoy the hothead cab driver in the chase scene, played by a young Mandy Patinkin. Go to Full Review
Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Sep 18
3.5/4
The real reason “Juggler” stands tall is that it doubles as a terse action film and a gripping look at the mean streets of New York in the ’80s. You can practically smell the streets. This is immersive filmmaking at its finest. Go to Full Review
Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Oct 23
4/5
The film filters the story of "High and Low" through exploitative propulsion, errantly romanticized and radicalized notions of urban pride, and that inimitable charge of truly insane location filmmaking in the tinderbox that once was New York City. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 5
3/4
A compelling thriller that loses a step toward the end but remains weirdly watchable. Go to Full Review
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Sep 10
2.5/4
At times it feels like it is trying to saying something meaningful about power, poverty, and how those with the former tread all over the latter, but there is just too much absurdity to take it seriously in any meaningful way. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Sep 5
4.5/5
With brief pauses to build resonant characters, the film consists of one outrageous sequence after another, often accompanied by an amazing cacophony of ambient sound. This pulsating urgency is relentlessly entertaining. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Aug 8 Success in 1 hour and 41 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $51,700.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the future, cars will not fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more delysid d 12/17/2021 this movie could be great, but it just looks like shit See more 12/07/2021 The whole film is just an extended chase scene. The first one is indeed an all-timer. Gritty, fast-paced, and a lot of fun. Truly criminal that this hasn't been released on DVD or Blu-Ray. See more 01/13/2020 Showing New York at its most scuzzy This thriller has yet to see a proper blu ray release. James Brolin pits his wits against Cliff Gormans demented kidnapper. Great stuff if you want to see New York before it was cleaned up and as a thriller it packs a mean punch See more 10/01/2019 We're off to a flying start. This lurid slice of exploitation truly delivers. It's fast, frantic and batshit crazy! A young girl thought to be the daughter of a very prominent and stinking rich businessman is kidnapped for a $1m ransom. But the wrong girl is snatched and her father is James Brolin. Bad move. This really is one of the great New York movies with the city being portrayed as it really was in 1980- down at heel, dangerous and jam packed full of 'characters'. Witness the scenes that take place on 42nd Street. The Deuce has never looked so wild and utterly alluring. The scene in the strip joint is worth the price of admission alone. Brolin is at his Amityville Horror best resplendent with the same long hair and beard as in that previous movie. His performance is kinetic, untamed and unpredictable to say the least. The kidnapper is played by Cliff Gorman and is just as off-kilter and feral. You want to see what a great actor Gorman was? Compare his portrayal here to his turn in William Friedkin's masterpiece The Boys In The Band. A brilliant and very underrated actor. This movie is as grimy and wired as the city it takes place in at that timepoint. And I loved every part of it. Now, can we have a Blu ray release please? See more 01/30/2014 I was finally able to track this one down via YouTUbe, and I have to say that it was well worth the wait, but I wish there was a legit release of this one, as the dark scenes are all but lost in the murky VHS rip or whatever the source was for the YouTube version. James Brolin goes apeshit in his search for his kidnapped daughter, tearing NYC apart to find her, and it's pretty amazing. Recommended. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An ex-policeman (James Brolin) hunts a twisted racist (Cliff Gorman) who has abducted his daughter (Abby Bluestone) in New York.
Director
Robert Butler
Producer
Jay Weston
Screenwriter
Rick Natkin, William W. Norton
Production Co
General Cinema Corporation (GCC)
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Aug 1, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$53.1K
Runtime
1h 41m
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