Staten Island (also known as Little New York) is a 2009 crime film written and directed by James DeMonaco[1] in his directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Seymour Cassel as three Staten Islanders whose lives intersect through a crime. Following a very limited theatrical run in New York City, it was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in December 2009.
| Staten Island | |
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| Directed by | James DeMonaco |
| Written by | James DeMonaco |
| Produced by | Luc Besson Pascal Cauchetaux Sebastien Lemercier Pierre-Ange Le Pogam |
| Starring | Ethan Hawke Vincent D'Onofrio Seymour Cassel |
| Cinematography | Chris Norr |
| Edited by | Hervé de Luze Christel Dewynter |
| Music by | Frédéric Verrières |
| Distributed by | EuropaCorp |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | France United States |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
A Staten Island mob boss Parmie (D'Onofrio) is robbed by a septic tank cleaner named Sully (Hawke), who is friends with Jasper (Cassel), a deaf deli employee moonlighting as a corpse chopper for Parmie.
Cast
- Ethan Hawke as Sully Halverson
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Parmie Tarzo
- Seymour Cassel as Jasper Sabiano
- Julianne Nicholson as Mary Halverson
- Adrian Martinez as Officer Rodriguez
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 25% based on reviews from 8 critics.[2][3][dead link] The New York Times critic praised the director James DeMonaco for "adroitly weaving violence, absurdity and sentiment, even an environmental consciousness, into a modest, appealing fable",[4] while the reviewer from The New York Daily News blamed him for "wasting a strong cast in silly roles".[5]
References
- ^ "Staten Island". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "Staten Island (Little New York) (2009)". Metacritic.
- ^ "Staten Island Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ Webster, Andy (2009-11-20). "Movie Reviews – Staten Island – NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
- ^ Neumaier, Joe; Weitzman, Elizabeth (2009-11-19). "Short movie reviews". The New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-12-27.
External links
- Staten Island at IMDb
- Staten Island at Metacritic
- Staten Island at Rotten Tomatoes
- Staten Island at AllMovie
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