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Sidewalk Stories

  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
487
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POPULARITY
41,266
22,250
Sidewalk Stories (1989)
Nearly silent comedy filmed in black and white follows a street artist (Charles Lane), who rescues a baby after her father was murdered. The artist then sets off to find the mother, but has to first learn how to care for the child. Ultimately he ends up in a horse drawn chase of the murderers.
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Nearly silent comedy filmed in black and white follows a street artist (Charles Lane), who rescues a baby after her father was murdered. The artist then sets off to find the mother, but has ... Read allNearly silent comedy filmed in black and white follows a street artist (Charles Lane), who rescues a baby after her father was murdered. The artist then sets off to find the mother, but has to first learn how to care for the child. Ultimately he ends up in a horse drawn chase of ... Read allNearly silent comedy filmed in black and white follows a street artist (Charles Lane), who rescues a baby after her father was murdered. The artist then sets off to find the mother, but has to first learn how to care for the child. Ultimately he ends up in a horse drawn chase of the murderers.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
487
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
41,266
22,250
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    • Director
      • Charles Lane
    • Writer
      • Charles Lane
    • Stars
      • Charles Lane
      • Nicole Alysia
      • Tom Alpern
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Charles Lane
    • Writer
      • Charles Lane
    • Stars
      • Charles Lane
      • Nicole Alysia
      • Tom Alpern
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Nicole Alysia and Charles Lane in Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Nicole Alysia and Charles Lane in Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Nicole Alysia and Charles Lane in Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Nicole Alysia and Charles Lane in Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Nicole Alysia, Charles Lane, and Sandye Wilson in Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Nicole Alysia, Charles Lane, and Sandye Wilson in Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Grant Harper Reid in Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Charles Lane in Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Charles Lane and Grant Harper Reid in Sidewalk Stories (1989)
    Sidewalk Stories (1989)

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    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Artist
    Nicole Alysia
    • Child
    Tom Alpern
    • Bookseller
    Edwin Anthony
    • Penny Pincher #1
    Michael Baskin
    Michael Baskin
    • Doorman…
    Jeff Bates
    • Police Officer #2
    Angel Cappellino
    • Bully's Mother
    Jeffrey Carpentier
    • Homeless Native American
    Vince Castelano
    • Child Customer #3
    Jimmy Clohessy
    • Precinct Cop #2
    Robert Clohessy
    Robert Clohessy
    • Alley Tough #1
    Tanya Cunningham
    • Girlfriend
    Deena Engle
    • Park Mother #1
    Ellia English
    Ellia English
    • Bag Lady
    Edie Falco
    Edie Falco
    • Woman in Carriage
    Dara Fishman
    • Homeless Child #2
    Luis Garcia
    • Homeless Spanish Speaker
    Franklin Gordon
    • Alley Tough #2
    • Director
      • Charles Lane
    • Writer
      • Charles Lane
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    • Trivia
      Disney offered Charles Lane the chance to do a remake with sound and color. They wanted Tom Hanks to star. Hanks loved Sidewalk Stories (1989) but turned down the remake. Lane did not want to make the remake at all.
    • Goofs
      When the Artist is forced to leave the library, there is a paperback book on the table in one shot that disappears in the next shot of continuous action. The Artist could not have picked it up because he had his sketch pad in one hand and the little girl's hand in the other.
    • Crazy credits
      At the end: "Dedicated to the memory of my father with love."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Back to the Future Part II/All Dogs Go to Heaven/Henry V/Prancer/Sidewalk Stories (1989)

    User reviews10

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    Top review
    7/10
    An homage to Chaplin with a message.
    Lane's Sidewalk Stories is a unique homage to Chaplin, with a social message dealing with the stereotype of the homeless. Lane uses the character of the Tramp for comedy but also as a literal representation of a homeless man without being overly sentimental or heavy handed.
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    • harpo-25
    • Nov 14, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • サイドウォーク・ストーリー
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Palm Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $131,433
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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