Stony Island, 1978 April 24, 2012

Tuesday, April 24 – 7:30 PM
STONY ISLAND, 1978, 97 min. Dir. Andrew Davis. Sweet and naive Richie Bloom (Richard Davis) is an 18-year-old guitar player living in the rough Chicago South Side neighborhood of Stony Island. Richie and his silky-voiced best friend Kevin (Edward “Stoney” Robinson) have wistful hopes of starting an R&B band, and when local saxophone legend Percy Price (Gene “Daddy G” Barge) and fellow saxophonist Harold (George Englund) join their ranks, the boys’ pipe dreams of a funky musical supergroup seem to be within reach. But when a sudden loss strikes, Richie and Kevin realize it’s going to take all the wit, sleight-of-hand and outrageous Chicago bravado they have to finally turn their aspirations of a smash debut into reality. A tour-de-force of charm and infectiously good music, STONY ISLAND also boasts cinematography by Tak Fujimoto (BADLANDS) and a score by David Matthews. With Rae Dawn Chong. Discussion following with director Andrew Davis. Free to American Cinematheque Members.
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