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Short Eyes

Country: USA, Language: English, 100 mins

  • Director: Robert M. Young
  • Writer: Miguel Pinero
  • Producer: Lewis Harris; Robert M. Young

CGiii Comment

It doesn’t pull any punches - but, it does deliver a few slaps.

Prison dramas need more than unbridled brutality, male rape and gangs...to make them important.

This is gritty and too stagey – some of the performances are rather good, some are terrible.

One speech does stand out and may be deemed brave for its time.

Ultimately, it lacks the necessary intelligence and sophistication to raise it above its bog-standard peers.


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The(ir) Blurb...

A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City's infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find out what he is charged with, life becomes extremely difficult for him.

Cast & Characters

Bruce Davison as Clark Davis;
Jose Perez as Juan;
Nathan George as Ice;
Don Blakely as El Raheem;
Tony DiBenedetto as Tony;
Shawn Elliott as Paco;
Tito Goya as Cupcakes;
Joseph Carberry as Longshoe;
Bob Maroff as Mr. Nett;
Keith Davis as Mr. Brown;
Luis Guzman;
Miguel Pinero as Go-Go;
Bob O'Connell as Mr. Allard;
Mark Margolis as Mr. Morrison;
Richard Matamoros as Gomez