Directed by:
Susan SeidelmanCinematography:
Chirine El KhademCast:
Susan Berman, Brad Rijn, Amos Poe, Richard Hell, Geretta Geretta, Roma Maffia, Chris Noth, Cookie Mueller, Nada Despotovich, Alan Woolf, John Doe (more)VOD (1)
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Susan Seidelman established her distinctive vision of New York City with this debut feature, the lo-fi original for her vibrant portraits of women reinventing themselves. After escaping New Jersey, the quintessentially punk Wren (Susan Berman) - a spark plug in fishnets - moves to the city with the mission of becoming famous. When not pasting up self-promotional flyers or hanging at the Peppermint Lounge, she’s getting involved with Paul (Brad Rijn), the nicest guy to ever live in a van next to the highway, and Eric (Richard Hell), an aloof rocker. Shot on 16 mm film that captures the grit and glam of downtown in the 1980s, with an alternately moody and frenetic soundtrack by the Feelies and others, Smithereens - the first American independent film to compete for the Palme d’Or - is an unfaded snapshot of a bygone era. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Susan Berman
Best movies:
Curtain Call (1998)
Making Mr. Right (1987)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
Brad Rijn
Best movies:
The Stuff (1985)
A Return to Salem's Lot (1987)
Amos Poe
Best movies:
New York Beat Movie (1981)
Richard Hell
USA
Best movies:
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Geretta Geretta
Best movies:
Bride Of Violence (1991) (TV movie)
Demons (1985)
Le Bon Roi Dagobert (1984)
Roma Maffia
USA
Best movies:
Kiss the Girls (1997)
The Call (2013)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Chris Noth
USA
Best movies:
Cast Away (2000)
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
The Judge (2001) (TV movie)
Cookie Mueller
USA
Best movies:
New York Beat Movie (1981)
Female Trouble (1974)
Polyester (1981)
Nada Despotovich
USA
Best movies:
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Moonstruck (1987)
Challengers (2024)
Alan Woolf
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1997)
The Rat Pack (1998) (TV movie)
Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV movie)
John Doe
USA
Best movies:
Boogie Nights (1997)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
Salvador (1986)
Joni Ruth White
Best movies:
Polyester (1981)
Street Trash (1987)
Edward French
USA
Best movies:
Creature with the Blue Hand (1967)
Blood Rage (1987)
Breeders (1986)