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Jason Andrews (Last Exit to Brooklyn) is Simon, a New York City bootlegger who sells stolen music on the streets of Manhattan s Lower East Side. Ludlow Street chick Cyd (Kimberley Flynn, Michael Mann s Heat), who has a real job, meets Simon on weekday mornings for sex. Life is good for Simon, until the day he rips off 1-900-BOXX, a militant all-girl punk band fronted by real life rocker Cynthia Sley (of the Bush Tetras). The band comes after Simon, tromps his would-be sidekick Fuller (Kevin Corrigan, The Departed), and ultimately hounds him out of the city with Marty (Eddie Daniels, Bad Lieutenant), a girl from his past, in tow. After a period of exile in Far Rockaway, Simon is drawn back to the neighborhood for a final showdown. Director Matthew Harrison, one of the most exciting American independent filmmaking talents to emerge in the 1990 s, began making films on the streets of New York City while still a kid. His first feature, Spare Me, a smash hit on the international film festival circuit, led to the immediate production of Rhythm Thief. Harrison s short films, such as Two Boneheads, West Side Evan, and Waking Up Crazy, won awards internationally. Based on his admiration of Rhythm Thief, Martin Scorsese served as executive producer on Harrison s acclaimed follow-up film, Kicked in the Head. JURY PRIZE: SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL - SPECIAL FEATURES: Audio Commentary by Director Matthew Harrison - The Making of Rhythm Thief (19 min)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #128880 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-05-20
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Black & White, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 87 minutes

Review
Inventive, Exiting, Original --Martin Scorsese

Review
A Knockout Punch --Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

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A Lower East Side BREATHLESS --Jay Carr, Boston Globe

Customer Reviews

an indie film that rules
I first saw this film on the Sundance Channel. If you haven't seen it, It is worth the view. Storyline: Simon is a street retailer, his shop a corner on the lower east side in New York, his stock bootleg cassette tapes,the ambiance a boom box. He scrounges food from restaurants, exists on vodka and beans, sleeps on the floor, and cares for an unloved cat. Marty, who may be an old girlfriend, visits. Down and out New York, unlovely and violent.

This is early work for Kevin Corrigan Park City: The Sundance Collection who did so many short films in so little time. And he was also on: Grounded for Life - Season One. Some other Kevin Corrigan essentials: Short 9 - Trust, Sundance Channel Gift Pack (Scotland, Pa. / Amy's Orgasm / The Sleepy Time Gal), Revelation (Home Use).