Directed by Abel Ferrara Written by Nicholas St. John   Cast Abel Ferrara ... Reno Miller (as Jimmy Laine) Carolyn Marz ... Carol Slaughter Baybi Day ... Pamela Harry Schultz ... Dalton Briggs Alan Wynroth ... Al the Landlord Maria Helhoski ... The Nun James O'Hara ... Man in Church Richard Howorth ... Stephen - Carol's Husband Louis Mascolo ... Knife Victim Tommy Santora ... Attacker Rita Gooding ... TV Spot Chuck Saaf ... TV Spot Gary Cohen ... Voice-over (voice) Janet Dailey ... Girl at Audition Joyce Finney ... Girl at Audition Butch Morris ... Sidewalk Begger Paul Fitze ... Kid on Street John Fitze ... Kid on Street Karl Metner ... Kid on Street Chris Amato ... Kid on Street Rich Bokun ... Kid on Street Michael Canosa ... Kid on Street Greg Schirrira ... Kid on Street Thomas Baeza ... Kid on Street Frank Hazard ... Man Waiting for Bus John Paul McIntyre ... Man Waiting for Bus (as Jack MacIntyre) John Coulakis ... Hallway Derelict Lanny Taylor ... Rooftop Derelict Peter Yellen ... Bus Stop Derelict Steve Cox ... Empire State Derelict Stephen Singer ... Street Corner Derelict Tom Constantine ... Street Corner Derelict Anthony Picciano ... Sidewalk and Street Derelict Bob DeFrank ... Fire Escape Derelict (as Bob De Frank) D.A. Metrov ... Tony Coca-Cola (guitar) (as Rhodney Montreal) Dicky Bittner ... Ritchy (bass) Steve Brown ... Steve (drums) Laurie Y. Taylor ... Tony's Girlfriend Trixie Sly ... Manager Andrea Childs ... Friend Hallie Coletta ... Friend Victoria Keiler ... Friend Claire Mailer ... Friend Paula Nichols ... Friend Uncredited Cast Jack O'Connell ... Rooftop Victim Produced by D.A. Metrov   Arthur Weisberg   Original Music by Joe Delia

Additional Info Premiere: June 15, 1979 DVD Release: January 09, 2001 Blu-ray Release: November 29, 2016 Country: Distributor: Arrow Films Websites: Production Companies Navaron Films Distributors Rochelle Films   (1979) (USA) (theatrical) Wizard Video   (1982) (USA) (VHS) Wizard Video   (1982) (USA) (video) (Betamax) Magnum Entertainment   (1985) (USA) (VHS) Cult Epics   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Cult Epics   (2004) (USA) (DVD) (2-disc limited edition) EastWest Entertainment   (2004) (World-wide) (DVD) Cult Epics   (2005) (USA) (DVD) (reissue) Third Bell Management   (2019) (USA) (theatrical) CFS Releasing   (2012) (World-wide) (DVD) (Classic Splatter Pack) FilmAnnex   (2006) (World-wide) (all media) Orlando Eastwood Films   (2017) (USA) (all media) (streaming) Rogue Video   (2019) (USA) (video) (VOD) SGL Entertainment   (2013) (World-wide) (all media) Sepulchre Productions   (2014) (World-wide) (all media) Spectra Filmworks   (2012) (USA) (DVD) The Criterion Channel   (2020) (USA) (TV) (digital) Walking Shadows   (2010) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.7 / 10 Our Rating 6.2 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.0 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #4,895 / 20,891 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #4,891 The Swarm (1978) #4,892 2 Hearts (2020) #4,893 The Golem (1920) #4,894 Class Of 1999 (1990) #4,895 The Driller Killer (1979) #4,896 Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) #4,897 Roots (2016) #4,898 Vortex (2021) #4,899 Superman: Man Of Tomorrow (2020)