When Jersey City fishmongers Joe and Betty take a strange drifter into their empty nest, it isn't long before the interloper is horning in on the family business, bedding Betty, and alienating their grown son, who is driven to extreme measures to keep his family together.
When Jersey City fishmongers Joe and Betty take a strange drifter into their empty nest, it isn't long before the interloper in horning in on the family business, bedding Betty and alienating their grown son, who is driven to extreme measures to keep his family together. A gritty noir thriller.
Produced in association with DuArt Films.
Color by DuArt.
The film was shown at the 1996 Sundance Film Festive in Park City, Utah.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
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Review 1:
"...Tightly wound, highly watchable....Young expertly triangulates the Oedipal action and his mise-en-scene is deft..."
Source: Film Comment
p.51-3 03/01/1996
Review 2:
"...Watching the movie has the fascination of watching a traffic accident; we know there is going to be a crash, cannot stop it and cannot look away..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.36 11/15/1996
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