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The Resource Alphabet city, produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; screenplay by Gregory K. Heller and Amos Poe ; directed by Amos Poe, (videorecording)

Alphabet city, produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; screenplay by Gregory K. Heller and Amos Poe ; directed by Amos Poe, (videorecording)

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Summary
Johnny (Vincent Spano, Baby It's You and Over the Edge) controls the drug trade in New York's rough Alphabet City neighborhood as long as his mob bosses let him. But, when he refuses to follow orders to torch the tenement building he grew up in, Johnny puts himself and his loved ones in their unforgiving crosshairs. No Wave filmmaker Amos Poe's (The Blank Generation and Subway Riders) neo-noir cult favorite oozes '80s neon-lit, punk-tinged style
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (85 min.)
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • Special features: Newly filmed interview with Vincent Spano; image gallery; new video essay by Chris O'Neill; newly recorded audio commentary by Amos Poe and Luc Sante
Instance
Label
Alphabet city
Title
Alphabet city
Statement of responsibility
produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; screenplay by Gregory K. Heller and Amos Poe ; directed by Amos Poe
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film producer
Publisher
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Johnny (Vincent Spano, Baby It's You and Over the Edge) controls the drug trade in New York's rough Alphabet City neighborhood as long as his mob bosses let him. But, when he refuses to follow orders to torch the tenement building he grew up in, Johnny puts himself and his loved ones in their unforgiving crosshairs. No Wave filmmaker Amos Poe's (The Blank Generation and Subway Riders) neo-noir cult favorite oozes '80s neon-lit, punk-tinged style
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Rating: R
Language note
English dialogue; English subtitles
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.A57 2020
PerformerNote
Vincent Spano, Michael Winslow, Kate Vernon
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1962-
  • 1958-
  • 1961-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Poe, Amos
  • Braunsberg, Andrew
  • Heller, Gregory K.
  • Spano, Vincent
  • Winslow, Michael
  • Vernon, Kate
  • Fun City Editions (Firm)
Runtime
85
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http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Organized crime
  • Drug traffic
Technique
live action
Label
Alphabet city, produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; screenplay by Gregory K. Heller and Amos Poe ; directed by Amos Poe, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • Special features: Newly filmed interview with Vincent Spano; image gallery; new video essay by Chris O'Neill; newly recorded audio commentary by Amos Poe and Luc Sante
Bar code
  • 31223140623480
  • 31223140623472
  • 31223140623464
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (85 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
814456022772
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
FCE001BD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1241984002
System details
Blu-ray, region A, wide screen (1.85:1); mono; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
Alphabet city, produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; screenplay by Gregory K. Heller and Amos Poe ; directed by Amos Poe, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1984
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • Special features: Newly filmed interview with Vincent Spano; image gallery; new video essay by Chris O'Neill; newly recorded audio commentary by Amos Poe and Luc Sante
Bar code
  • 31223140623480
  • 31223140623472
  • 31223140623464
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Extent
1 videodisc (85 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
814456022772
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
FCE001BD
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1241984002
System details
Blu-ray, region A, wide screen (1.85:1); mono; 1080p high definition; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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