A wanna-be concert pianist spends his days making a living by collecting debts for his Mafioso father, a lifestyle that could eventually ruin his dreams of a musical career.
Acting
Keitel's full-body commitment to unraveling.
Direction
Toback's debut: messy, personal, unforgettable.
Score
Bach and doo-wop colliding in Jimmy's skull.
Director
James Toback
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Toback wrote this in six days after a gambling binge, basing Jimmy on his own failed pianist fantasies.
The 'schizophrenia' keyword is misleading — Jimmy's dissociation is environmental, not clinical, making this a class commentary disguised as character study.
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