Staten Island (film)
Introduction '''''Staten Island''''' (also known as '''''Little New York''''') is a 2009 crime film written and directed by James DeMonaco in his directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Seymour Cassel as three Staten Islanders whose lives intersect through a crime. Following a very limited theatrical run in New York City, it was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in December 2009.
Synopsis A Staten Island mob boss Parmie (D'Onofrio) is robbed by a septic tank cleaner named Sully (Hawke), who is friends with Jasper (Cassel), a deaf deli employee moonlighting as a corpse chopper for Parmie.
Cast *Ethan Hawke as Sully Halverson*Vincent D'Onofrio as Parmie Tarzo*Seymour Cassel as Jasper Sabiano*Julianne Nicholson as Mary Halverson*Adrian Martinez as Officer Rodriguez
Critical reception On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 25% based on reviews from 8 critics. ''The New York Times'' critic praised the director James DeMonaco for "adroitly weaving violence, absurdity and sentiment, even an environmental consciousness, into a modest, appealing fable", while the reviewer from ''The New York Daily News'' blamed him for "wasting a strong cast in silly roles".
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