No Picnic (1990)
Down-and-out jukebox operator Macabee Cohn wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars, and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious woman in a striped dress.
- Date of release
- 1990-07-12
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Philip Hartman
Casting
- David Brisbin — Mac
- Myoshin — Shipe
- Anne D'Agnillo — Anne
- Luis Guzmán — Arroyo
- Richard Hell — Irate Tenant
- Steve Buscemi — Dead Pimp
- Ryan Cutrona — Live Pimp
- Clare Bauman — The Fan
- David Murray Jaffe — Big Pig Manager
- Judith Malina
- Chandler — Rock and Roll Porter
- Lerode Tayken — Bobby Bradol
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: New York City
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Special Jury Prize for Excellence in Cinematography Dramatic
No Picnic is a 1986 American comedy drama film written and directed by Philip Hartman. It was shot in black and white in New York in 1985 and was released at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival, where it won an award for "Excellence in Cinematography" in the "Dramatic" category. Described as "a cinematic love letter to a pre-gentrified New York", the film captures the East Village of the 1980s. It stars David Brisbin, Richard Hell, Judith Malina, and Luis Guzmán, and has a brief appearance from Steve Buscemi.
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