Fear City (1984)

Directed by

Abel Ferrara

Genre

drama film, neo-noir, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 103 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former boxer now managing strip clubs teams up with a detective to stop a serial killer who is murdering strippers in New York City.

grittytensesuspensefulnoirishviolenturbaneroticdreary

What happens

Fear City is a 1984 American neo-noir erotic thriller film directed by Abel Ferrara, and written by his longtime collaborator Nicholas St. John. It stars Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, and Melanie Griffith in the leading roles, with Rossano Brazzi, Rae Dawn Chong, Joe Santos, Michael V. Gazzo, and Jan Murray in supporting roles. The film follows a former boxer turned mob-connected nightclub promoter (Berenger) and a fiercely driven police Detective (Williams), investigating a brutal serial killer targeting strippers in Manhattan. The title alludes to the Fear City pamphlets distributed by the New York Police Department. Fear City premiered in France on July 18, 1984, before being released in the United States by Aquarius Releasing on February 16, 1985. It received mixed reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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