Themes: Nothing Goes Right, Cons and Scams, Unlikely Criminals
Main Cast: Hanna Schygulla, Deborah Harry, Alec Baldwin, Annie Golden, Paul Gleason
Release Year: 1987
Country: US
Run Time: 86 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
In this comedy, a young German woman named Elaine Hines (Hanna Schygulla) moves to New York City with dreams of becoming a writer. Elaine becomes entangled in a mystery and falls in with a group of gangsters who lead her through a series of crazy adventures. Released on video under the title Crazy Streets, this movie featured an appearance by Deborah Harry and was Alec Baldwin's first screen appearance. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Dr. Ruth Westheimer - Herself; Ray Serra - Alphonse; George Kyle - Pep; Harold Guskin - Archie; Bill Corsair - Blackmailer; John Freeman - Don; Amos Kollek - Larry, Publisher; Charles Ludlam - Harvey; Cathy Gati - Lisa; Beatrice Pons - Fortune Teller; Sally Jane Heit - Martha; Patti Astor - Mary Anne Zlutnik; Susan Blommaert - Jackie Coles; Helen Lloyd Breed - Landlady; Judith Cohen - Charley; Yvette Edelhart - Dolores; Mike Hodge - Police Commissioner; Wayne Knight - Stevie; Kenny Marino - Detective Calhoun; Anthony Powers - Bebino; Everett Quinton - Waiter; Antonia Rey - Clara; Ron Ryan - Barman; R.L. Ryan - Fat Man; Ernest Abuba - Mugger; Clifford Arashi - Hiroshi; Joanne Carlo - Donna; Andrew Craig - Crazy Cabbie; Martina Ferenczy - Bar Patron; Bernie Friedman - Benny; Sassy Gearhardt; Christine Jensen - Political Activist; James Langrall - Newscaster; Adriane Lenox - Girl in Strip Club; Joe Lissi - Cop; Samantha Louca - Bar Patron; Bill Masters - Reporter; Felix Mintz - Goon; Lazar Mintz - Goon; Charles Prior - Blind Man; Julian Robinson - Street Walker; Sidney D. Sheriff - Mugger; Michael Steinhardt - Ticket Taker; Jennifer Leigh Warren - Hooker; Marcia Shulman; Justine Johnston - Judith Cabot; Dennis Green - Kelly
Credit
Marcia Schulman - Casting, Candace Clements - Costume Designer, Barbara Weiss - Costume Designer, Gary Marcus - First Assistant Director, Amos Kollek - Director, Jay Freund - Editor, Ralph Rosenblum - Editor, Michael Steinhardt - Executive Producer, Paul Chihara - Composer (Music Score), Joanna Robinson - Makeup, Stephen McCabe - Production Designer, Diana Pokorny - Production Designer, Lisa Rinzler - Cinematographer, Sarah Green - Production Manager, Amos Kollek - Producer, Michael Steinhardt - Producer, Victor Zolfo - Set Designer, Diana Pokorny - Set Designer, Wilfred Caban - Special Effects, Felipe Borrero - Sound/Sound Designer, Erik Koniger - Stunts, Amos Kollek - Screenwriter
