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