Short Eyes (1977)
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"Short eyes" is prison slang for a man who sodomizes little boys. Fitting this odious description is new inmate Bruce Davison, who is arrested and locked up with the scum of the earth. Despite their own depravities, Davison's fellow prisoners consider him the lowest form of human life, and proceed to treat him accordingly, in a series of appalling episodes that must have been as hard to film as they are to watch. Most of the supporting cast is comprised of real-life hoodlums, junkies and killers; small wonder that Davison retains his deer-in-the-headlights facial expression throughout the film. Short Eyes was based on a play by Miguel Pinero. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bruce Davison, Jose Perez, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert M. Young
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Short Eyes
"Short eyes" is prison slang for a man who sodomizes little boys. Fitting this odious description is new inmate Bruce Davison, who is arrested and locked up with the scum of the earth. Despite their own depravities, Davison's fellow prisoners consider him the lowest form of human life, and proceed to treat him accordingly, in a series of appalling episodes that must have been as hard to film as they are to watch. Most of the supporting cast is comprised of real-life hoodlums, junkies and killers; small wonder that Davison retains his deer-in-the-headlights facial expression throughout the film. Short Eyes was based on a play by Miguel Pinero. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast of Short Eyes
- Bruce Davison - Clark Davis
- Nathan George - Ice
- Shawn Elliott - Paco
- Bob Maroff - Mr. Nett
- Miguel Piñero - Go Go
- Bob O'Connell - Mr. Allard
- Richard Matamoros - Gomez
- Joseph Carberry - Longshore
- Tony di Benedetto - Tony
- Jose Perez - Juan
- Don Blakely - El Raheem
- Tito Goya - Cupcakes
- Keith Davis - Mr. Brown
- Willie Hernandez - Cha Cha
- Mark Margolis - Mr. Morrison
- Curtis Mayfield - Pappy
- Rodney Rincon - Pappy's Inmate
- Freddy Fender - Johnny
- Director(s):
- Robert M. Young
- Writer(s):
- Miguel Piñero
- Producer(s):
- Marvin Stuart, Lewis Harris, Robert M. Young
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Adult Situations)
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