Jumpin' at the Boneyard (1992)

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

Director:

Jeff Stanzler

Writer:

Jeff Stanzler

Stars:

Tim Roth, Alexis Arquette, Danitra Vance

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

drug addiction | mother son relationship | brother brother relationship | ghetto | heroin | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

January 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Due vite in pericolo

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (DeLuxe) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Some of the best performances you will ever see

This little-known movie boasts remarkable performances by an unusual ensemble. Tim Roth powerfully carries the film, and Alexis Arquette effectively conveys the sensitive, gentle personality beneath the ruins of Danny's drug addiction. The astonishing Danitra Vance, in the last of her few film appearances, burns a hole in the screen with her baleful glare -- you can't take your eyes off her. Kathleen Chalfant (a famous New York stage actress, almost unknown in the movies) is staggering in her one scene as the mother; it's been years since I saw the film and I can still hear her heart-wrenching reading of the line, "Tell him I'm sorry I couldn't see him." The brothers' time together takes on something of the quality of an odyssey over the course of the film. The movie's final confrontation, and in particular the last shot, with the camera pulling away from Danitra Vance until she seems to be running in place, are unforgettable. "Jumpin'" affected me very deeply in a way that is difficult to describe. Unbelievable that Jeff Stanzler never made another full-length movie.