Five Corners (1987)

Directed by

Tony Bill

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in 1960s New York, the film follows four young people over two days. Their lives intersect in ways that reveal hidden tensions and personal struggles.

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What happens

Five Corners is a 1987 American independent crime drama film, directed by Tony Bill, written by John Patrick Shanley, and starring Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro, and Rodney Harvey. The film depicts 48 hours in the lives of a group of four young New Yorkers in the 1960s. Five Corners was released in limited theatres in the United States on January 22, 1988. The film received generally positive reviews from critics but was a financial disappointment, grossing $969,205 in its limited run against a budget of $5.5 million. At the 4th Independent Spirit Awards, Foster won for Best Female Lead, while Turturro was nominated for Best Supporting Male. It has been misconstrued as a public domain film and pirated by many distributors who released poor quality VHS and DVD printings. However, as per The Copyright Office, copyright is registered under Paragon Entertainment Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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