Night of the Juggler (4KUHD)
Directed by Robert Butler, Sidney J. Furie
The grit and intensity of late-1970s New York City is depicted in stark detail in this relentlessly action-packed cult classic. Twenty-four hours of nerve-jangling tension and suspense begin when a twisted psychotic (Cliff Gorman, Cops and Robbers, All That Jazz) kidnaps a teenaged girl, mistaking her for the daughter of a wealthy real estate developer. Her determined father (James Brolin, The Car, The Amityville Horror), a hard-hitting ex-cop, doggedly pursues them through New York’s seamy streets, decaying, burned-out Bronx tenements, and the grimy subterranean corridors beneath the city itself. Based on the novel by William P. McGivern (The Big Heat, Odds Against Tomorrow) and co-starring Richard S. Castellano (The Godfather), Julie Carmen (In the Mouth of Madness), Dan Hedaya (Blood Simple) and Mandy Patinkin (The Princess Bride), Night of the Juggler is a thrilling example of no-holds-barred, pure adrenaline-fueled filmmaking. The film’s original director Sidney J. Furie (The Ipcress File, The Appaloosa) was replaced by Robert Butler (Up the Creek, Turbulence) a few weeks into production.
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"Big fan of this film... Lots of old school, sleazy NYC on display here. And crazy cop with a grudge, Dan Hedaya, chasing ex-cop on-the-run, James Brolin, through Midtown Manhattan streets while recklessly firing his shotgun with hundreds of civilians running about is what movies are all about."
“Night of the Juggler” boasts some of cinematographer Victor J. Kemper’s best New York street photography (no small achievement, given that Kemper also shot “Dog Day Afternoon” and John Cassavetes’ “Husbands”), a lead performance of incredible force and intensity by Brolin, and one of the best extended chase sequences in the history of movies."
"A worthy entry into the pantheon of great action flicks set in the Big Apple.”
“A sweaty, sleazy, no-holds-barred thriller… Captures a nasty-ass porno New York which simply doesn’t exist anymore.”
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Technical Info
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Color: Color
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playdates
Venue | City | State | Date |
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Alamo Drafthouse New Mission | San Francisco | CA | 1757476800September 10, 2025 |
Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh | Raleigh | NC | 1757476800September 10, 2025 |
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar | Austin | TX | 1757476800September 10, 2025 |
Alamo Drafthouse Wrigleyville | Chicago | IL | 1758081600September 17, 2025 |
American Cinematheque | Los Angeles | CA | 1756958400September 4, 2025 |
Cinema Arts Centre | Huntington | NY | 1763960400November 24, 2025 |
Esquire Theater | Cincinnati | OH | 1758945600September 27, 2025 |
Fantasia International Film Festival | Montreal | Quebec | 1753416000July 25, 2025 |
Gateway Film Center | Columbus | OH | 1758340800September 20 - September 21, 2025 |
Hollywood Theatre | Portland | OR | 1756180800August 26, 2025 |
IFC Center | New York | NY | 1754020800August 1 - August 7, 2025 |
Lightbox Film Center | Philadelphia | PA | 1756353600August 28, 2025 |
Naro Expanded Cinema | Norfolk | VA | 1757563200September 11, 2025 |
Nitehawk Cinema | Brooklyn | NY | 1758254400September 19 - September 20, 2025 |
Plaza Theatre | Atlanta | GA | 1755748800August 21, 2025 |
Proctors Theatre | Schenectady | NY | 1761624000October 28, 2025 |
Revue Cinema | Toronto | ON | 1758254400September 19, 2025 |
Sky Cinemas | Santa Fe | NM | 1755921600August 23, 2025 |
Somerville Theatre | Somerville | MA | 1757736000September 13, 2025 |
The Beverly Theater | Las Vegas | NV | 1757476800September 10 - September 14, 2025 |
The Broad Theater | New Orleans | LA | 1755835200August 22 - August 28, 2025 |
The Frida Cinema | Santa Ana | CA | 1757390400September 9, 2025 |
Trylon Cinema | Minneapolis | MN | 1762491600November 7 - November 9, 2025 |
UW-Madison Cinematheque | Madison | WI | 1756440000August 29, 2025 |