Laws of Gravity (1992)

The lives of two incompetent young men from Brooklyn spin out of control after a friend returns from Florida with guns to sell.

Director:

Nick Gomez

Writer:

Nick Gomez

Stars:

Peter Greene, Adam Trese, Edie Falco

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

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	...	Tommy
Larry Meistrich	...	Pete
James McCauley	...	Kenny
Rick Groel	...	Kevin
Anibal O. Lleras	...	Rey (as Anibel Leirras)
John Gallagher	...	Bobby
David Troup	...	Sullivan
Miguel Sierra	...	Vasquez
David Tuttle	...	Ted

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

summer | new york city | brooklyn new york city | street life | neorealism | 

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Taglines:

Sooner or later, everything goes down.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Peter Greene.

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Goofs

Crew is clearly visible in the reflections on Frankie's Pathfinder when he first pulls up to Jimmy and Jon.

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Connections

References Mean Streets (1973)

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Soundtracks

New Jersey Drive
Performed by Nardo Ranks and Junior Demus

User Reviews

Not a bad little film.

It's not a Means Streets rip-off. It's a decent, low budget movie with some fine acting, and some realistic dialogue. These characters are not brain surgeons, they are rough, inarticulate people who live a hard life. Any predictability comes from the fact that only the inevitable can happen to people such as these. The film captures the feel of a Brooklyn neighborhood well. What appears to be Williamsburg before it became trendy. This movie made me feel I was watching what happens when a bunch of good, no-frills actors spend time together producing a very realistic and gritty ensemble piece. Check it out for yourselves.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1993 (UK)

Also Known As:

Laws of Gravity

Filming Locations:

559 Grand St Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Island World, Jaguar Productions (II), Shooting Gallery

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1