Short Eyes (1977)
- Directed by
- Robert Milton Young
- Genre
- drama film, prison film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 38 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 new inmate enters a New York City jail and is targeted by other prisoners because of his crime. The film shows how the jail's social rules and tensions lead to a violent confrontation.
tensegrittyclaustrophobicrawdarkuncomfortableconfrontationalvisceral
What happens
Short Eyes is a 1977 American prison drama film directed by Robert M. Young and based on Miguel Piñero's play of the same name. It was filmed in the Manhattan House of Detention for Men, otherwise known as The Tombs. The Wu-Tang Clan sampled dialogue from the film for the songs "Let My Niggas Live" and "Gravel Pit" in 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Behind the High Wall (1956)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.