The Public Eye (1992)
- Starring:
- Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, (more)
- Director(s):
- Howard Franklin
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
Synopsis of The Public Eye
Howard Franklin wrote and directed this film noir character study based on the famed New York Daily News photographer Weegee. Joe Pesci plays a character named Bernstein, a freelance photographer for the New York City tabloids of the 1940s. His life is dedicated to his work; with a police radio under the dashboard of his car and a darkroom in his trunk, he quickly and efficiently races to the scene of crimes, accidents and murders to snap photographs of gangsters, politicians, cops, and prostitutes, which he promptly delivers to the newspapers. His knack for arriving at a crime scene before the police earns him the nickname the Great Bernzini. The trouble begins for Bernstein when he agrees to look up a gangster for Kay (Barbara Hershey), the sexy owner of a fancy Manhattan nightclub. After making inquiries, Bernstein traces the man Kay is looking for, but he turns up dead. When he informs the police, he becomes a suspect in the murder; it also turns out that the FBI is interested the case. Bernstein then uncovers an elaborate conspiracy concerning gas rationing, the mob, and the government. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Public Eye
- Joe Pesci - Leonard "The Great Bernzini" Bernstein
- Stanley Tucci - Sal Minetto
- Jared Harris - Danny the Doorman
- Dominic Chianese - Spoleto
- Richard Foronjy - Farinelli
- Joe Guzaldo - Spoleto's Lieutenant
- Richard Riehle - Officer O'Brien
- Patricia Healy - Vera
- Chuck Gillespie - Cop-Puerto Rican Tenement
- Tim Gamble - Agent Chadwick
- Toni Fleming - Sal's Mother
- Kevin Dorsey - Singer
- Christian Stolti - Ambulance Attendant
- Bryan Smith - Young Cop
- Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi - Maitre d'
- Mick McGovern - Cop with Hood
- John M. Watson, Sr. - Sculllion
- John Farris - Albert Gerard
- Jason Wells - Garage Attendant
- George Lugg - 3rd Photographer
- Tom Lauricella - 2nd Photographer
- Marge Kotlisky - Rineman's Receptionist
- Timothy Hendrickson - Richard Rineman
- Maurice Bravo - 1st Photographer
- Teresa di Marco - Mrs. D'Angelo
- Max Brooks - Teen at Thompson Street
- Barbara Hershey - Kay Levitz
- Jerry Adler - Arthur Nabler
- Gerry Becker - Conklin
- Del Close - H.R. Rineman
- Bob Gunton - Older Agent
- Peter Maloney - Federal Watchman
- Ian Abercrombie - Mr. Brown
- Joe V. Greco - Villa Guard-Hitman
- David Gianopoulos - Portofino
- Steve Forleo - Hood
- Shay Duffin - Chief of Police
- Nick Tate - Henry Haddock Jr.
- Randall Stanton - Federal Guard
- Richard Schiff - Photographer-Thompson Street
- Kyle Moore - Young Agent
- Ellen McElduff - Lonely Woman at Drugsore
- Donna Isaacson
- Jean Zarzour - Sal's Wife
- Al Mancini - Camera Shop Clerk
- Phil Locker - Arresting Cop
- Louie Lanciloti - Mikey
- David Hull - Thatcher White
- Henry Bolzon - Photographer at Cafe
- Laura Cerone - Puerto Rican Woman
- Jack Denbo - Photo Editor
- Vinny Argiro - Sergeant at Police Station
- Director(s):
- Howard Franklin
- Writer(s):
- Howard Franklin
- Producer(s):
- Robert Zemeckis, Sue Baden-Powell
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity, Strong Sexual Content, Violence)
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