

Production
Depression-era sets that smell like wet wool and desperation.
Acting
Pesci's weirdly tender turn as a human cockroach with a camera.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched streets that lick the screen.

Director
Howard Franklin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Loosely based on Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig, the real NYC crime photographer who kept a portable darkroom in his car and slept in cinemas.
This was Howard Franklin's directorial debut after co-writing 'Quick Change' with Bill Murray—explaining the pitch-black comedy bleeding through.
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