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American Boy: A Profile of - Steven Prince

  • 19781978
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  • 55m
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American Boy: A Profile of - Steven Prince (1978)
Documentary
Director Martin Scorsese talks to actor Steven Prince about his past. As the night goes on, Prince reveals some very amusing and moving stories of his experiences with drugs and violence.Director Martin Scorsese talks to actor Steven Prince about his past. As the night goes on, Prince reveals some very amusing and moving stories of his experiences with drugs and violence.Director Martin Scorsese talks to actor Steven Prince about his past. As the night goes on, Prince reveals some very amusing and moving stories of his experiences with drugs and violence.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.5K
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POPULARITY
44,017
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    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Julia Cameron(treatment)
      • Mardik Martin(treatment)
    • Stars
      • Steven Prince
      • Julia Cameron(uncredited)
      • Mardik Martin(uncredited)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Julia Cameron(treatment)
      • Mardik Martin(treatment)
    • Stars
      • Steven Prince
      • Julia Cameron(uncredited)
      • Mardik Martin(uncredited)
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    • 8User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Martin Scorsese in What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)
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    Steven Prince
    Steven Prince
    • Self
    Julia Cameron
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Mardik Martin
    Mardik Martin
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Kathi McGinnis
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    George Memmoli
    George Memmoli
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • Julia Cameron(treatment)
      • Mardik Martin(treatment)
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    • Trivia
      Filmed on January 13, 1977 at George Memmoli's house in Los Angeles.
    • Connections
      Edited into You're Still Not Fooling Anybody (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Time Fades Away
      Written & Performed by Neil Young

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    10/10
    Stories from a mixed-up, but totally fascinating life, conducted by Scorsese...
    From the start of this hour-length documentary/interview/candid profile on road manager and sometimes actor Steven Prince, director Martin Scorsese sets up the show with him and Prince in a hot-tub, followed by a (not too aggressive) fight with Prince and another guy. This shows to not be a typical one-on-one, as the interviewee goes into specifics in anecdotes, incidents, and memories that usually end with a great laugh (Prince is a wonderful, if a little tired out, storyteller), or with something that's very much revealing on his life (in other words, saddening). For myself, I knew very little about the man before the interview (not the least of which that he was road manager for Neil Diamond, got hooked into a particular section of the drug community, and had a good view of life in NYC involving various types), except that he made an unmistakable impression as the traveling salesman in Taxi Driver.

    But by the end of the (hard to find, most likely it can be found underground or on ebay) interview, with concise, hard, but fascinating questions from Scorsese, American Boy turns out to be just that, a guy who's gone through the good times and bad times of this country's bounties and dis-pleasures. It's even worth watching twice, especially for Scorsese fans (though there isn't a terrible amount of visual flair he can exercise here), in case something flies over one's head in the storytelling. Favorite stories include the Marijuana-Gorilla bit, Jack the Cop, a particular tale of a drug bust, and a certain recollection of a revival of a woman after an OD, later to become the primary influence on the climax of Tarantino's story Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife. Cool Neil Young song too.
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    • Jun 26, 2004

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    • Release date
      • October 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Американский парень
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Empire Films
      • Scorsese Films
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      • $155,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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