Fingers (1978)
Directed by James Toback
Genres - Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama, Crime Drama, Family Drama, Coming-of-Age |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Jimmy Angelelli (Harvey Keitel) wants to be a concert pianist. Jimmy's dad, Ben Angelelli (Michael V. Gazzo), wants his son to go into the family business. So far, so banal. But the "family business" depicted in Fingers is organized crime, and therein lies the film's perverse appeal. Fingers represents the directorial debut of screenwriter James Toback, who also wrote the script.
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concert-pianist, organized-crime, dysfunctional, emotional-problems, family-business, kingpin