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Fingers (1978) 6.9
A dysfunctional young man is pulled between loyalties to his Italian mob-connected loan shark father and his mentally disturbed Jewish concert pianist mother. Director:James TobackWriter:James Toback |
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Butch
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Georgette Mosbacher | ... |
Anita
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Christa
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Luchino's Son
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Riccamonza
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Tom Signorelli | ... |
Italian Prisoner
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Arthur Fox
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Keitel plays the lead in this schizophrenic movie in which he is continually pulled by the two conflicting sides of his personality, on the one hand that of a quiet piano virtuoso and on the other a ruthless debt collector for his mobster father. Keitel is introspective as only Keitel can be, really making the audience feel for him and his pained existence. Written by <gilesw@hotmail.com>
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He Has The Hands Of An Artist And The Mind Of A Madman. See more »Parents Guide:
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23 August 1978 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Det beskidte job See more »Filming Locations:
Sutton Place Park, 57th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Company Credits
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Julie: Well, you made a mistake. I'm 5'6'.
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Written by Ben E. King (as Benjamin Nelson), Lover Patterson, and George Treadwell
Performed by The Drifters
Courtesy of Atlantic Records
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Principle photography on "Fingers" took only 19 days. See more »Quotes
Jimmy Fingers: Excuse me. I got a phone call this morning. A voice said to come here and look for a girl on the phone. She'll be the girl of your dreams. 5'5', dark hair, blue eyes. She's wearing a dusty rose bikini and her name is Julie.Julie: Well, you made a mistake. I'm 5'6'.
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"There Goes My Baby"Written by Ben E. King (as Benjamin Nelson), Lover Patterson, and George Treadwell
Performed by The Drifters
Courtesy of Atlantic Records
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Many times over the years James Toback has been referred to as ‘brilliant', and a good deal of those times the film ‘Fingers' is mentioned in the same sentence.
It stands right there with Resevoir Dogs, Bad Lieutenant, and Mean Streets-all Harvey Keitel films which have over the years gotten far more applause than they did earlier..
Actually the premise is just enough unique: the concert pianist from the wrong side of the tracks, the carefree and confused collector for his bookie father.
Toback's dialogue is very raw, but it is on target for the very raw world he describes.
Michael Gazzo gives one of his best performances ever as Keitel's father.
Not to be missed, but if you look to Toback to recreate this magic with his later efforts, ‘The Pick-Up Artist' or `Exposed', don't waste your time. Even his recent `Two Girls and a Guy' might have been `Two Mil Down the Drain' without the superb performance of Robert Downey Jr.