A Vietnam vet moves into an apartment and peers through other people's windows across the street, meets one of the women, and discovers Black theater.
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| Charles Durning | ... |
Superintendent
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| Robert De Niro | ... |
Jon Rubin
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| Allen Garfield | ... |
Joe Banner
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Abraham Goren | ... |
Pervert
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| Lara Parker | ... |
Jeannie Mitchell
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Bruce Price | ... |
Jimmy Mitchell
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Ricky Parker | ... |
Ricky Mitchell
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Andy Parker | ... |
Andy Mitchell
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| Jennifer Salt | ... |
Judy Bishop
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Robbie Heywood | ... |
Roommate
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Leslie Bornstein | ... |
Roommate
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| Paul Bartel | ... |
Uncle Tom Wood
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| Gerrit Graham | ... |
Gerrit Wood
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Nelson Peltz | ... |
Playboy
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Delia Abrams | ... |
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Tofer Delaney | ... |
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Margaret Pine | ... |
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Hector Lino | ... |
N.I.T. Journal Revolutionary
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Carole Leverett | ... |
N.I.T. Journal Revolutionary
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Ruth Bocour | ... |
N.I.T. Journal
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| Bart De Palma | ... |
N.I.T. Journal
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Arthur Bierman | ... |
N.I.T. Journal
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| Tina Hirsch | ... |
N.I.T. Journal
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Buddy Butler | ... |
'Be Black Baby' Troupe
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David Connell | ... |
'Be Black Baby' Troupe
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Carolyn Craven | ... |
'Be Black Baby' Troupe
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Milton Earl Forrest | ... |
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Joyce Griffin | ... |
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Kirk Kirksey | ... |
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| Rutanya Alda | ... |
'Be Black Baby' Audience
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Beth Bowden | ... |
'Be Black Baby' Audience
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Eugene Elman | ... |
'Be Black Baby' Audience
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Joe Fields | ... |
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Paul Milvy | ... |
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Joe Stillman | ... |
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| Carol Vogel | ... |
'Be Black Baby' Audience
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| Peter Maloney | ... |
Pharmacist
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William Daley | ... |
Co-op Resident
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Floyd L. Peterson | ... |
John Winnicove
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Avery Gunnz
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Joseph King | ... |
Dr. Joe King
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Wendell Craig | ... |
Co-op Family (uncredited)
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Bill Daly | ... |
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Brian De Palma | ... | (as Brian DePalma) |
Written by
| Brian De Palma | ... | (screenplay) (as Brian DePalma) |
| Charles Hirsch | ... | (story) and |
| Brian De Palma | ... | (story) (as Brian DePalma) |
Produced by
| Charles Hirsch | ... | producer |
Music by
| Eric Kaz | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Elfstrom | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Paul Hirsch | ||
Editorial Department
| Tina Hirsch | ... | assistant editor (as Bettina Kugel) |
Casting By
| Joan Rosenfelt | ||
Art Direction by
| Pete Bocour | ... | (as Peter Bocour) |
Production Management
| William Daley | ... | production manager |
| William Medsker | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bruce Joel Rubin | ... | assistant director (as Bruce Rubin) |
Art Department
| Gerrit Graham | ... | set constructor |
| James Russek | ... | set constructor |
| Jesse Samburg | ... | set constructor |
Sound Department
| Alan Dater | ... | sound |
| Bob Tischler | ... | sound effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Barry Abrams | ... | assistant camera |
| Andrew Bobrow | ... | lighting |
| Joseph Consentino | ... | assistant camera / still photographer |
| Bart De Palma | ... | still photographer |
| Abraham Goren | ... | grip |
| John Sinaiko | ... | grip |
Music Department
| Eric Kaz | ... | conductor / music recordist |
| Dave Sanders | ... | song recording engineer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Stephanie Saia | ... | script girl |
Additional Crew
| June Berman | ... | production assistant |
| Leslie Bornstein | ... | assistant to producer |
| Carolyn Craven | ... | assistant to producer |
| Karen Gilbert | ... | production assistant |
| Deborah Kearns | ... | production assistant |
| Elizabeth Stearns | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sigma III Corp. (1970) (United States) (theatrical)
- American Video (1990) (United States) (VHS)
- Arrow Video (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Avo Film Edizioni (1982) (Italy) (VHS)
- C.V.R. Video (1989) (Italy) (VHS)
- Castle Video (1998) (Finland) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (Finland) (tv) (cable television)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinefects (titles and opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Vietnam vet John Rubin returns to New York and rents a rundown flat in Greenwich Village, in which he begin to film, Peeping-Tom style the people in the apartment across the street. His obsession with making films leads him to fall in with a radical 'Black Power' group, which in turn leads him to carry out a bizarre act of urban terrorism.
Written by Grant Hamilton |
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| Taglines | The "right on" movie See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The opening scene in which the landlord (Charles Durning) is showing Jon Rubin (Robert De Niro) around his crummy new apartment is a parody of a then-contemporary television public-service announcement for the New York Urban Coalition, in which a similarly-slimy landlord shows off a dilapidated apartment to a black man. The movie scene follows the commercial closely, and both De Niro and the unnamed black renter accept the apartment with the same words: "I'll take it," but the commercial is in black-and-white. (The public-service campaign, titled "Give A Damn", was also responsible for the same-named 1969 hit single by the pop group Spanky & Our Gang.) See more » |
| Goofs | When Jon Rubin is finally about to seduce Judy Bishop in her apartment, a microphone is visible, 'peeping' into the room several times from behind the sofa where she is lying down. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Brian De Palma (1998). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hi, Mom! See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
John Winnicove: I don't mean to push you... Jon Rubin: And I'm... John Winnicove: ...but we have to get off the air now. Jon Rubin: But... John Winnicove: Do you have anything... Jon Rubin: Are you... John Winnicove: ...that you would just like to say in summary? Jon Rubin: Well, uh, I would like to say something, uh if you don't mind. John Winnicove: No, of course not. Jon Rubin: Uh, I'd like to say hello to my mother, if you don't mind. John Winnicove: Uh, of course. Jon Rubin: Hi, Mom! See more » |