The eighties had a decent amount of good films set in New York. There was Times Square (1980) and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) among many others. Smithereens is the directorial debut of Susan Seidelman, who would go on to direct Desperately Seeking Susan.
Smithereens is the story of a young girl (Susan Berman) who roams the streets and is interested in stardom. She is followed around by a young man (Brad Rijn) who likes her, but she is interested in another (Richard Hell) who she thinks could her help her due to the fact that he was in a band.
This is an okay film. It's not near as good as Times Square or Desperately Seeking Susan, but it's pretty decent for an independent directorial debut. It is cool to see punk icon Richard Hell as the sleazy Eric, a man who uses Berman's Wren to his advantage.
Smithereens is the story of a young girl (Susan Berman) who roams the streets and is interested in stardom. She is followed around by a young man (Brad Rijn) who likes her, but she is interested in another (Richard Hell) who she thinks could her help her due to the fact that he was in a band.
This is an okay film. It's not near as good as Times Square or Desperately Seeking Susan, but it's pretty decent for an independent directorial debut. It is cool to see punk icon Richard Hell as the sleazy Eric, a man who uses Berman's Wren to his advantage.