The Friday Afternoon Movie: 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s
Another week another FAM. Time to FAM it up FAM style. FAM to the MAX! FAMtacular FAMmery.
Ok, that’s enough of that. (Editors Note: Please PLEASE, stop drinking at work.)
Today we present 1979’s 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s, directed by Gary Weis of All You Need Is Cash and Saturday Night Live fame. I first found this movie three years ago and it still fascinates me. Following two gangs from the South Bronx, the Savage Skulls and the Nomads, it provides a fascinating snapshot of New York as it limped out of one of it’s worst decades. It plays much better as a time capsule, I think, then a gang documentary. If you ever wondered how anyone could come up with the aesthetics of a movie like The Warriors, here’s your answer.