Short Eyes
Starring: Bruce Davison, Jose Perez, Nathan George, Don Blakely, Shawn Elliot,
Miguel Piñero, Tito Goya, Joseph Carberry, Kenneth Steward and special Guest stars:
Curtis Mayfield, and Freddie Fender
Director: Robert M. Young
Based on a play by Miguel Piñero, Short Eyes is brutal and powerful look at life in "The Tombs",
Manhattan's infamous detention center. Tensions erupt when white prisoner Clark (Bruce Davison),
an accused child molester joins their ranks. Universally detested by his fellow inmates for committing
the most heinous crime imaginable, Clark becomes a catalyst for the anger and violence that breeds
in prison and sets off a horrifying chain of events.
A groundbraking film for its time, Short Eyes was directed by award-winner Robert M. Young and
features a score anbd cameo by music legend Curtis Mayfield.
Price: $19.99 [DVD only]
