Underplayed Gems

Mondo New York (1988)

Mondo New York poster
Directed by
Harvey Keith
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
R
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary drops in on New York City's more extreme performers and oddball characters. It shows street acts, art happenings, and late-night fringe club scenes from the late 1980s.

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What happens

Mondo New York is a 1988 Mondo film directed by Harvey Nikolai Keith. The documentary film was inspired by the 1963 movie Mondo Cane. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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