Fear City (1984)

Fear City (1984)

Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Screenplay by: Nicholas St. John

Genre: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Running Time: 96 Minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Viewed: IFC

No showgirl is safe on the streets of... Fear City.

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Comments: I recorded this last month off of IFC simply because of it's description: an ex-boxer turned talent agent hunts a sick martial artist out to rid the city of strippers. Starring: Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams. How the hell could you possibly turn that down? And it's directed by Abel Ferrara, who directed films like The Driller Killer and Bad Lieutenant. Yeah, you know you want to watch this. Anyway, Fear City suffers from being badly cut, as the MPAA apparently wasn't down with the film in 1984. It's never been released in an uncut version, which I would love to see (and have in my collection). Fear City is an entertaining film, and one that could be a cult classic if it were given a proper release. Until then, I'll spread the word of the gospel of Berenger.