Mikey and Nicky (1976)
- Directed by
- Elaine May
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 201 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A small-time mobster on the run turns to his oldest friend for help. Over one long night, the two men struggle with trust and betrayal as the danger closes in.
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What happens
Mikey and Nicky is a 1976 American crime drama film written and directed by Elaine May. It stars John Cassavetes as desperate small-time Philadelphia mobster Nicky Godolin and Peter Falk as his longtime friend Mikey Mittner. The supporting cast features Ned Beatty, Carol Grace, Rose Arrick and noted acting teacher Sanford Meisner. The production ran over its schedule and budget, leading to tensions between May and Paramount Pictures, who revoked her final cut privilege. When finally released on December 21, 1976, the film bombed at the box office, which led to May not directing again for a decade. Her director's cut of the film was screened in 1978, and remastered and released by the Criterion Collection in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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One Away (1976)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.