Times Square (1980)

Directed by

Allan Moyle

Genre

drama film, musical film, teen film, LGBTQ-related film, lesbian-related film, queer film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 43 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two teenage girls from different social backgrounds run away from their homes in New York City. They form a bond and express their frustrations through punk rock music with the help of a radio DJ.

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What happens

Times Square is a 1980 American drama film directed by Allan Moyle and starring Trini Alvarado and Robin Johnson as teenage runaways from opposite sides of the tracks and Tim Curry as a radio DJ. The film is set in New York City. The plot embodies a punk rock ethic of misunderstood youth articulating their frustrations toward adult authority through music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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