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Laws of Gravity (1992)

R | | Crime, Drama | 20 August 1993 (UK)
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The lives of two incompetent young men from Brooklyn spin out of control after a friend returns from Florida with guns to sell.

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Nick Gomez

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Nick Gomez

Stars:

Peter Greene, Adam Trese, Edie Falco | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Greene ... Jimmy
Edie Falco ... Denise
Adam Trese ... Jon
Arabella Field ... Celia
Paul Schulze ... Frankie
Saul Stein ... Sal
Tony Fernandez Tony Fernandez ... Tommy
Larry Meistrich Larry Meistrich ... Pete
James McCauley ... Kenny
Rick Groel Rick Groel ... Kevin
Anibal O. Lleras ... Rey (as Anibel Leirras)
John Gallagher John Gallagher ... Bobby
David Troup David Troup ... Sullivan
Miguel Sierra Miguel Sierra ... Vasquez
David Tuttle David Tuttle ... Ted
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Jimmy and Jon are a couple of Brooklyn guys who somehow never found their way into workaday society; they never found their way into big-time crime, either. But that all changes when their old friend Frankie returns from Florida with some guns to sell. In the course of a few very short urban summer days, their lives spin permanently out of control. Written by Dan Hartung <dhartung@mcs.com>

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Sooner or later, everything goes down.

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Crime | Drama

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The film just took 12 days to shoot and the whole production cost was about $US38,000. See more »

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References Mean Streets (1973) See more »

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The godfather of indies, with flawless acting & superb writing.
14 March 2002 | by WHughes01 – See all my reviews

With so many movies copy-catting winning formulas,it is a shame, but no surprise, that "Laws of Gravity" is a little-seen, hardly ever-recalled movie. It got lost in the Chasing Amy/She's the One/Do the Right Thing indie over-load. And I'm not knocking those movies. But please give due credit to the "godfather" of indies,which combined a gutsy and raw, yet still highly intelligent script with near-flawless acting and, at that time, never-before-seen editing and cinematography. Can you tell I'm a fan? I too, like many other viewers, "stumbled" upon this movie while channel-surfing late at night. This will not be a review, being that I don't want to give away any key moments of the film. Rather, this is a plea to all movie lovers to beg, threaten, and/or intimidate the powers-that-be to release this film on video and DVD for, to my extreme shock, this film is nowhere to be found. (Save for the afore-mentioned "stumble".) And if you find it there, TAPE IT! This is definitely one for the personal library!
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Language:

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Release Date:

20 August 1993 (UK) See more »

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A gravitáció törvényei See more »

Filming Locations:

559 Grand St Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA See more »
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Budget:

$38,000 (estimated)
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Island World, Jaguar Productions (II), Shooting Gallery See more »
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