Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1992)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Jeff Stanzler

Writer:

Jeff Stanzler (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Brothers don't always love each other but sometimes they have to.

Plot:

Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up. |

Plot Keywords:

Drug Addiction | Mother Son Relationship | Brother Brother Relationship | Ghetto | Heroin

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tim Roth	...	Manny
Alexis Arquette	...	Dan
Danitra Vance	...	Jeanette
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Mr. Simpson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joey Allen	...	Darryl
Jermaine Barkley	...	Friend
Corey Bennett	...	Young Boy
Michael Boyd	...	Helper #1
Elizabeth Bracco	...	Cathy
Ángel Carasquillo	...	Tumbler #1
Steven Catala	...	Steve
Kathleen Chalfant	...	Mom
Robert Cooper	...	Helper #2
Kevin Corrigan	...	Morty
Dudley Findlay Jr.	...	Jackie
Luis Guzmán	...	Taxi Driver
Hugh Hurd	...	Man At Coffee Shop
Traci Kindell	...	Counterwoman
Sonny Marinelli	...	Johnny
Richard Morris	...	Geeters
Akili Prince	...	BMW Boy
Agustin Rodriguez	...	Dealer
Andrea Scotti	...	Principal
Ginny Vang	...	Alice
James Williams	...	Al
Jeffrey Wright	...	Derek

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Robert de Niro method acting in prep. for Quentin Tarentino parts

This film though not one of Tim Roth's best, is one that should be seen by those interested in his career. It is a pivotal film, one in which he transforms himself into an American gangster/hood/waster small bit anti-hero. The film takes us to the Bronx and the dialogue though it was written in the 1990's reminds one of the kind of a 1970's film in which the heroes look back to their childhood place. Remember where we played ball. Remember where that kid Bluey threw a brick down from the building.That kind of thing. Roth is a de Niro. I mean the hand in the jacket pocket, the swagger, the punchdrunk interjections, the hands and the eye movement. It is de Niro. Almost to the point of parody. I couldn't focus on the film because of these mannerisms, and yet I felt this was interesting because it showed the method of acting where the actor copies the actor who used the Stanislavsky method copying life. The film on the whole would have benefitted from being on stage --it would make a great play --but a film, no.