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Release Date: 1987 Cast: Jack McGee, Campbell Scott, Elizabeth Berridge, Todd Graff, Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro
Categories: Movies, Comedy, Period piece, Comedy-drama, Indie, Ensemble Film Five Corners is a 1987 American film starring Tim Robbins, Jodie Foster, John Turturro, and Rodney Harvey. It was directed by Tony Bill. It depicts 48 hours in the lives of a group of young New Yorkers in the 1960s.
The action is set in The Bronx in 1964. It begins with the murder of a high-school teacher, who was shot in the back by an arrow (an incident which gives rise to a memorable line, "Someone murdered our teacher, so we have the day off. Want to go for a ride?").
A man offers to give two young ladies (who are apparently unconscious) to two teenage boys, even offering them cash to... MORE
Five Corners is a 1987 American film starring Tim Robbins, Jodie Foster, John Turturro, and Rodney Harvey. It was directed by Tony Bill. It depicts 48 hours in the lives of a group of young New Yorkers in the 1960s.
The action is set in The Bronx in 1964. It begins with the murder of a high-school teacher, who was shot in the back by an arrow (an incident which gives rise to a memorable line, "Someone murdered our teacher, so we have the day off. Want to go for a ride?").
A man offers to give two young ladies (who are apparently unconscious) to two teenage boys, even offering them cash to take the women off his hands. These ladies later wake in a strange apartment, lying naked under sheets. The next day, the boys tell the girls that their teacher was murdered, and that is why they were available to take the girls for the car ride.
Heinz has just been released from prison after serving a term for attempted rape, and has returned to his old neighborhood to resume his relationship with his demented mother and to "rekindle" his own demented version of a relationship with Linda, the near-rape victim. Harry had protected Linda in the near-rape, but since then he has adopted a policy of LESS
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