Short Eyes (film)

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Short Eyes
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Directed by	Robert M. Young
Written by	Miguel Piñero
Starring	Bruce Davison Jose Perez Nathan George Don Blakely Shawn Elliott
Music by	Curtis Mayfield Martin Hirsch H. P. Denenberg
Edited by	Edward Beyer
Distributed by	Film League
Release dates	September 28, 1977 (1977-09-28)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Short Eyes is a 1977 American film adaptation of the Miguel Piñero play of the same title, directed by Robert M. Young.

Plot

Short Eyes is set in an unnamed prison in New York City, whose inmates are predominantly black or Puerto Rican. One day, Clark Davis, a young, middle-class white man accused of raping a young girl, arrives. His fellow prisoners immediately turn on him — pedophiles are considered the lowest form of prison life — except for Juan, one of the institution's older prisoners, who treats him with dignity. While Davis insists he doesn't remember raping the girl, he admits that he has molested several other children.

The prosecution's case against Davis is weak and, unless Juan tells prison authorities about Davis' confessions to him, it is only a matter of time before he is set free. As Juan struggles with what to do, the other prisoners plan to get rid of Davis permanently.

Cast

• Bruce Davison as Clark Davis
• Jose Perez as Juan
• Joseph Carberry as Longshoe
• Nathan George as Ice
• Don Blakely as El Raheem
• Tito Goya as Cupcakes
• Shawn Elliott as Paco
• Bob Maroff as Mr. Nett
• Miguel Piñero as Go-Go
• Luis Guzmán as Prisoner
• Freddy Fender as Johnny

Music

Curtis Mayfield wrote the film's score, and appears in the film as a prisoner performing the song "Doo Doo Wop Is Strong In Here". The soundtrack was released on Mayfield's Curtom Records.

External links

• Short Eyes at IMDb
• Short Eyes at AllMovie
• NYT Movie Review Short Eyes (1977)