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| New Yorker Films | Release Date: January 12, 1990 |
Starring:
Ben Lang, Ellen Herbert, Henry Nemo, Jacques Taylor, Jean Leslie, Martin Priest, Max Ulman, Maxine Woods, Ronald Coralian, Sandra Kazan
Summary:
A small-time Jewish racketeer, just out of prison, finds himself in a quandary. Returning to his old neighborhood, he finds that the streets that he and his friends once controlled have now been taken over by blacks and Hispanics. On top of that, he must try to get back with his family, who want nothing to do with him.
It's all very New York, and so deadpan that you sometimes have to wait for it to blink. It's also very funny. [16 Feb 1990, p.24]
The Plot Against Harry isn't stark and merciless enough to be a black comedy or zany enough to be just plain fun. After a while the oddball characters and unlikely twists of the plot lose their charm, and the movie just seems self-conscious and cute. [07 Feb 1990, p.E1]
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