City by the Sea (2002)

Director:

Michael Caton-Jones

Writers (WGA):

Mike McAlary (article)
Ken Hixon (screenplay)

Release Date:

6 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

When you're searching for a killer... the last suspect you want to see is your son.

Plot:

Vincent Lamarca, whose father was executed for a 1950s kidnapping of a child, grew up to become a police officer, only to see his own son become a murderer.

Plot Keywords:

Beach | New York | New York City | Grandson | Police

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Vincent LaMarca
Frances McDormand	...	Michelle
James Franco	...	Joey
Eliza Dushku	...	Gina
William Forsythe	...	Spyder
Patti LuPone	...	Maggie (as Patti Lupone)
Anson Mount	...	Dave Simon
John Doman	...	Henderson
Brian Tarantina	...	Snake
Drena De Niro	...	Vanessa Hansen
Michael P. Moran	...	Herb
Nestor Serrano	...	Rossi
Matthew Cowles	...	Arnie
Linda Emond	...	Margery
Cyrus Farmer	...	Carl

Also Known As:

Mark of a Murderer (USA) (working title)
The Suspect (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug use and some violence.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #38840) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Portugal:M/12 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Spain:13 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) (2003) | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Franchise Pictures

Trivia:

The character of Bree, played by Stephi Lineburg, is named after the director's younger sister.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Spider kicks in the bathroom door at the diner, the cameraman is reflected in the bathroom mirror.

Quotes:

Medical Examiner: Give me a break, I had to jerk off twice this morning just to get my heart started!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Bullet From A Gun

Underrated Drama

This is a very good movie. I do not understand why so many of the comments here are negative. The plot is great with no holes. The characters are well developed and the acting is top notch. Maybe the lack of computer animation or computer generated special effects or car chases or machine guns blazing away turned some of you off. If you like dramas that are heavy on acting and character development, you will like this movie. The filming locations are very fascinating too. I am not sure where the boardwalk scenes are filmed (Asbury NJ or Yonkers NY) but it looks just like a formerly popular beach front local, that is now a ghost town. Very underrated by the IMDb voters.