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Rhythm Thief(1994)
Status: Released
Date: 1994-09-09
63%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
Simon is a street retailer, his shop a corner on the lower east side in New York, his stock bootleg cassette tapes, the ambience provided via boombox. He scrounges food from restaurants, exists on vodka and peanut butter, sleeps on the floor, and cares for an unloved cat. Marty, who may be an old girlfriend, visits. Down and out in New York.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Movie: Rhythm Thief
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jason Andrews
Simon
Kevin Corrigan
Fuller
Christopher Cooke
Jules
Kimberly Flynn
Cyd
Paul Rodríguez
Eladio
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