A New York Heartbeat (2012)

Spider, a young gang leader, gets in over his head when he robs a notorious gangster. On the run, he's taken in by a sheltered young woman and her reclusive uncle, a legendary mobster gunned down by the same gangster now pursuing Spider.

Director:

Tjardus Greidanus

Writer:

Tjardus Greidanus

Stars:

Escher Holloway, Rachel Brosnahan, Eric Roberts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Escher Holloway	...	Spider
Rachel Brosnahan	...	Tamara
Eric Roberts	...	Casket Mike
Jack Donner	...	Big Didi
Todd Julian	...	Raz
Rane Jameson	...	Bobo
Barret Hackney	...	Eddy
Amadeo Fusca	...	Ty
Eliza Roberts	...	Spider's Mom
Jeff Hochendoner	...	Sledge
Adam Kroloff	...	Stumpy
Jarrod DiGiorgi	...	Franco
Robert Catrini	...	Tommy
Adam Hagenbuch	...	Stomper #1
Dean Jacobs	...	Stomper #2

Storyline

New York, 1957. SPIDER, a 17-year-old gang leader looking to make a rep, gets in way over his head when he blunders into the gambling nest of a notorious gangster. On the run, he's found and taken in by a sheltered young woman, TAMARA, who lives with her reclusive uncle, BIG DIDI, on the top floor of an abandoned hotel. She manages to keep Spider a secret from the bedridden Didi, an exiled crime lord who was gunned down and presumed dead 30 years earlier by the same gangster, CASKET MIKE, now pursuing Spider...

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | mobster | crime lord | brooklyn new york city | gang member | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NYH

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop"
Written by Robert Smith
Performed by Little Anthony & the Imperials
Courtesy of Rhino Entertainment Company

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